Despite emancipation of slaves in the United States, African Americans lived under harsh conditions, including

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"Jim Crow" laws were among the most prominent forms of segregation and discrimination that African Americans faced in the United States after emancipation. African Americans were forced to use separate public transportation, attend separate schools, and work in different jobs than white Americans. These laws persisted until the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Options A, B, and C are incorrect because there was no mandatory seven-day workweek for African Americans, deportation to Liberia was not a widespread policy, and laws prohibiting Christianity were not a common form of discrimination against African Americans. Option E is incorrect because option D is the only valid choice.

Despite Emancipation of Slaves in the United States, African Americans