How did Black Codes seem like another form of slavery to African Americans?
A) Black Codes severely limited the legal and economic rights of African Americans.
B) Black Codes forced many African Americans to work for whites for free.
C) Black Codes made wage labor for African Americans a crime.
D) Black Codes restricted African Americans to the plantations where they had been enslaved.
E) Black Codes encouraged whites to join the militia to attack or murder African Americans.

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Black Codes limited the legal and economic rights of African Americans, including limiting their ability to own property, vote, and have access to education and skilled employment. These restrictions made it difficult for African Americans to escape the economic and social control of whites, effectively creating a system that resembled slavery.

How Did Black Codes Seem Like Another Form of Slavery