Black Codes: Black Man's Struggle For Equality

After the Civil War, between the years, 1865 through 1870 the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments was adopted by the United States. The United States abolished slavery, providing equal protection for freed slaves, and prohibited discrimination of colored voters. The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments granted former slaves the freedom to pursue happiness, but in 1868, the “separate but equal” doctrine kept these amendments from bearing fruit. For nearly a century the “separate but equal” doctrine promoted segregation, and the Supreme Court it was constitutional to keep blacks and whites separate as long as they had equal rights to education, public transportation, and restrooms. However, the definition of equality in the south was very vague and ambiguous. Segregation also included all professional sports, but Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson sought to change that. These legends faced unbearable

Black Codes determined the freedom for African Americans that resembled respect for slavery, which revealed in the Mississippi Black Code. The Mississippi Black Code is an act to confer Civil Rights on freedmen, and for other purposes. The Black Codes were essentially an attempt to create a system that looked and felt a lot like slavery, but did not technically violate the 13th amendment. W.L Fleming wrote this document to inform those on General Robert E. Lee laws to regulate and control former slaves which is known as Black Codes.

The reconstruction was said to have brought a change. However, Newly free slaves faced many challenges, and whites in the south saw blacks as way less than they did before. Black codes were introduced as a way to give people of color freedom in a constitutional form. They were unique to southern states and they each had their own variation of them. It was a way to restrict the black labor force and freed people as much of slave status as possible. The codes stated that even though people of color have some rights, they are not entitled to the same political or social equality of white people. The code stated that if a person of color made a contract for labor /service or such thing, they would be known as servants, and the one with the contract

During the 1800’s slavery had been an issue not only around the country but throughout the world. It created many disputes and caused many violent outbursts. There was even a war fought over the right to own slaves. To some they thought slavery was unjust and inhumane but to others they thought that it was the only way to make profit. However in 1865 the constitution finally outlawed slavery in the us.(13th amendment) The constitution stated that governments were prohibited from depriving a person 's life, liberty and property. Although slavery was abolished many African Americans were still deprived of their rights and were treated just as poorly as before. The reconstruction was not only a failure but was treated as a joke to all african americans. This idea is shown through laws against African Americans and the unfair way they were treated.

The ultimate goal was to be treated as an equal among Caucasians. They did not want to be seen by their color, but as an equal human being. One reason this couldn’t happen is because of Jim Crow Laws. These laws made it almost impossible for African American people to be treated as an equals which isn’t right. Jim Crow Laws created a world where African American students couldn’t attend the same school as Caucasians students. African American’s could not marry Caucasians or eat in the same restaurants. They couldn’t even drink from the same water fountain.

One would think that by now in 2016, the United States would be the land of equal opportunity, but sadly America is still trapped in time in the 1850s. The 1850s was the period of Reconstruction when African Americans were supposedly given their freedom. Although African Americans were given freedom, they still were not given the same equality as whites. They were treated differently than the whites. Laws in the southern states kept the African Americans from growing economically, socially and educationally. Keeping African Americans separate and not treating them equally lead to even more discrimination later. After reconstruction, African Americans were in as much danger as when they had been as slaves, sometimes even more. Reconstruction

The 14th amendment was written after the Civil War to protect Naturalized citizens of their rights and equal protection of the law. The amendment resolves the legal status of former slaves, even though there was still a lot of confusion over newly freed slaves African Americans were still restricted in the southern states. Black children weren’t allowed to attend schools with white children because of the segregation laws but after a lawsuit was filed 1954 Brown v. board of education, the separate but equal is unequal, so the segregation laws were abolished in 1964 by the Civil Rights Act. The 14th amendment gave way too many legal rights to the Americans people to proof to the Government and State that all no matter the race have rights to

In the beginning of Reconstruction, the presidents’ plans, Lincoln’s and Johnson’s, were lenient towards ex-Confederates, even though they had just fought a war with them. One of the policies that was put into place in the South during this lenient period was the Black Codes, which restricted rights and movements of former slaves. The Black Codes prohibited black people from either renting land or borrowing money to buy land, testifying in court, as well as placing freedmen in a form of semi bondage. These policies allowed for the South to keep their cultural institutions intact. Also, towards the end of Reconstruction, the “redeemer” governments regained control. Redeemer governments occurred when white Southern democrats and ex-Confederates were able to vote once again. After this occurred, white politicians tried to regulate the former slaves’ involvement in government and politics by voting out black people thus removing them from office. This caused Southern white citizens to dominate the government for almost the next 100 years. The South was able to control their state government during the beginning of Reconstruction and towards the end of Reconstruction, which, in turn, would have resulted in victory to the Civil

The Black Codes were legal codes set into place, primarily by the Southern states, in the interest of opposing the reality of free colored slaves. Essentially, the Black Codes were passed as a means of dealing with the situation regarding the emancipation of slaves. The Black Codes dealt with vagrancy, apprenticeship, labor contracts, and civil & legal rights. In regards to the laws of vagrancy, each state expressed their definition of the word “vagrant.” These definitions, as well as other laws, sometimes specifically applied to colored people, or as most of the time, they were stated in general terms that were intended to fit the “Negro’s condition” and to be enforced with regard to colored people. This is exemplified by the fact that emancipated slaves were required to be under labor contracts to work as “servants,” because “vagrancy” was considered as a misdemeanor. The Black Codes were designed to limit the options of the emancipated slaves, and thereby forcing the “Negro” in “slave” circumstances, without it technically being considered as the term “slavery.” The codes went around the emancipation decree, by using the term “servant,” in order to avoid the word “slave,” for the sake of getting away with slavery. The Black Codes maintained the situation of slavery, but manipulated it, in order to coin it as a different concept.

Do African American people still face racial discrimination for getting a job or even getting their basic rights in The United States of America? Many incidents in our daily life prove that African American still faces discrimination than white people faces. According to the poll from the public religion research institute, “Over 85% people still feel that African American people get discriminated to get the basic rights. But not many white people agree to this. Only 49% of the white people believes that African American does not face racial discrimination at any place”(www.CNN.com). For many years, African American did not got the rights that they deserve, and because of that, they were barely making the livings in the United States for many years prior the ending of the discrimination against the color of the skin. Which made them low-income and because of that much crime were happening in the African American community. But even after many decades, many people still discriminate against the color of the skin. Still, African American people are

After the Civil War, the 13th Amendment formally abolished slavery was ratified in 1865. In addition, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (en) which provides a number of civil rights to all people born in the States -United. Despite this, the emergence of "black codes" that punish acts of submission against Blacks, continue to prohibit African Americans civil rights due to them. The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 to support this effort and the Civil Rights Act of 1875 is proclaimed in stride. The latter was abolished by a decision which undermines the federal power to thwart private racial discrimination. the Mexican side, During the Great Depression, the US government implements a Mexican repatriation program (in) to encourage

The First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eight and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution all impact criminal procedure in its own significant way. Amendment 14 in my opinion is the foundation for all of those amendments. The 14th amendment defines what it means to be a citizen of the United States. It protects certain rights and privileges of the people.

The victory of the Civil War in 1865 may have given slaves their freedom, but the progression of rebuilding the South during the Reconstruction period introduced a new set of substantial challenges for America. The death of President Abraham Lincoln took American by surprise. President Lincoln was not clear of his plan of Reconstruction, therefore when Andrew Johnson took over presidency he had to improvise. Under the administration of President Andrew Johnson, new southern state legislatures passed restrictive “black codes” to control the labor and the behavior of former slaves and other African Americans. After President Johnson enforced that rule, an outrage in the North over the “Black Codes” eroded support for the approach, which was

Over one hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation, black people in the south still faced oppression brought on by the Jim Crow laws. One of the most crucial reasons for the civil rights movement was because of the Jim Crow laws. Between 1877 and the mid-1960s, a series of segregation laws were used throughout the south in order to keep blacks away from whites. Although the Jim Crow laws claimed to keep the races separate but equal, the laws focused on keeping blacks powerless and without rights. This oppression eventually led to the civil rights movement.

In the past, they were looked upon as slaves and now they are being killed innocently with no reason. They declare “all men are created equal” in America but what has