The black codes enacted by southern states after the Civil War had all of the following rules in common except :

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The Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War with the intent of restricting African Americans' freedom and compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt. While they did include measures such as prohibiting interracial marriage (A), requiring annual labor contracts (C), banning jury service by blacks (D), and preventing blacks from testifying against whites in court (E), they did not specifically aim to push former slaves off plantations. Instead, many of these laws were designed to control the movement of African Americans and ensure a stable and subservient labor force, not to displace them from plantations.

The Black Codes Enacted by Southern States After the Civil