Consider a lawmaker in South Carolina after the Civil War. This individual just witnessed the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments by Congress and is now working with colleagues to pass laws that will limit the civil rights of African Americans and regulate their labor. What type of legislation is this lawmaker trying to pass in South Carolina?

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The lawmaker is trying to pass Black codes, which were laws enacted in Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans and to ensure their availability as a cheap labor force.

Consider a Lawmaker in South Carolina After the Civil War