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Place Jackson, Mississippi Clear place All places
1865
1865
institutional policy

Mississippi Black Code Passage

Mississippi passed the first Black Codes after the 13th Amendment abolished slavery, restricting the rights of freedmen through laws requiring labor contracts, prohibiting property ownership, and enforcing vagrancy penalties. These laws were quickly adopted by other Southern states to maintain racial control[10].

Jackson, Mississippi, MS
African American Labor Slavery & emancipation
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Mississippi passed the first Black Codes after the 13th Amendment abolished slavery, restricting the rights of freedmen through laws requiring labor contracts, prohibiting property ownership, and enforcing vagrancy penalties. These laws were quickly adopted by other Southern states to maintain racial control[10].