The "Black codes" passed by several states were designed to
A) allow blacks to only work in agriculture.
B) prevent blacks from moving into certain neighborhoods.
C) safeguard the newfound rights granted to freedmen by the federal government.
D) provide assistance and land to newly freed slaves.
E) restrict the freedoms of blacks in multiple ways.

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The "Black codes" were laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War with the intent to restrict African Americans' freedom, and compel them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt. These codes were designed to limit the new freedoms of emancipated African Americans rather than to promote their civil rights or economic independence.

The "Black Codes" Passed by Several States Were Designed to