The Practice of Freedom

Black Codes were identical to pre-Civil War slave laws in every aspect.

Black Codes, unlike pre-Civil War slave laws, granted African Americans full political and social equality.

Black Codes shared the goal of maintaining white supremacy and controlling Black labor, but differed in their legal framework due to the abolition of slavery.

Black Codes focused solely on promoting economic opportunities for African Americans, while pre-Civil War slave laws aimed to suppress their economic advancement.

To grant African Americans full citizenship rights.

To promote racial integration in public schools.

To restrict the freedom and economic opportunities of African Americans.

To provide land ownership to formerly enslaved people.

By providing them with equal access to education and job training programs.

By enacting laws that made it difficult for African Americans to own land and forced them into exploitative labor contracts.

By offering them preferential treatment in hiring and promotion processes.

By ensuring they received fair wages and benefits in all industries.

It had no significant impact as other land redistribution programs were in place.

It led to widespread prosperity among African Americans due to increased access to wage labor.

It severely limited their ability to achieve economic independence and contributed to the rise of sharecropping and other exploitative labor systems.

It encouraged African Americans to migrate to the North in search of better economic opportunities.

It allowed sharecroppers to accumulate wealth and purchase their own land.

It provided sharecroppers with access to affordable credit and financial services.

It trapped farmers in debt by requiring them to borrow money for supplies using future crops as collateral, leading to further debt if the harvest failed.

It ensured that sharecroppers received a fair share of the profits from their crops.

Sharecropping promoted economic equality by providing African Americans with opportunities to accumulate wealth and land.

Sharecropping had a minimal impact on economic inequality as both white landowners and Black laborers benefited equally from the system.

Sharecropping perpetuated economic inequality by trapping Black laborers in a cycle of debt and dependence on white landowners, who controlled the land and resources.

Sharecropping initially perpetuated economic inequality, but government reforms eventually eliminated the disparities between white landowners and Black laborers.

Full citizenship rights and equal protection under the law.

Financial compensation for their years of enslavement.

40 acres of land and a mule to help them become economically independent.

Access to education and job training programs.

A system where prisoners were given the opportunity to learn a trade and earn a fair wage.

A system where African Americans were arrested for minor offenses and leased out as forced labor.

A program that provided rehabilitation and job training to former convicts.

A system where prisoners were allowed to work on their own farms and keep the profits.

They were treated with respect and dignity, and given opportunities for education and advancement.

They were subjected to harsh labor conditions, abuse, and exploitation, often working in dangerous environments with little to no pay.

They were provided with comfortable housing, nutritious meals, and access to healthcare.

They were given the same rights and protections as free laborers, and were able to negotiate their wages and working conditions.

Lack of interest from formerly enslaved people.

The order was revoked by President Andrew Johnson.

The land was found to be infertile and unsuitable for farming.

The Freedmen's Bureau refused to implement the order.