The North interpreted black codes as
A) evidence that the South sought to keep freedmen in an economically dependent and legally inferior status.
B) evidence that the South, by granting limited rights such as allowing jury service, was slowly accommodating to an improved status for former slaves.
C) a realistic solution by the South to the problems created by sudden emancipation.
D) a dangerous experiment by the South that could lead to social equality for blacks in the North.

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The North saw black codes as an attempt by the South to maintain a system similar to slavery, keeping African Americans in a subordinate position despite their emancipation.

The North Interpreted Black Codes as