The Black Codes Of Mississippi

Whites thought they didn't merit these rights since they were mediocre compared to themselves and just not as much as human. These restrictions were so unforgiving; it is, as slavery had never finished. The blacks were free; however huge numbers of the Negroes regular rights were abrogated. Area 3 of the Louisiana Black Code states that no Negro might be allowed to lease or keep a house inside said ward. Area 9 pronounces that no Negro should offer, trade, or trade any articles of stock or movement inside said ward. What's more, one of the most noticeably bad of these codes is in Section 4 of the Louisiana Black Code. Each Negro is required to be in the general administration of some white individual, or previous proprietor, who might be considered in charge of the conductor of said Negro. This was fundamentally returning paid-slavery. Numerous blacks stayed on these homesteads and ranches in light of the fact that they didn't realize what else they could do after liberation. In any case, now they were being constrained into staying on the grounds that few knew something besides farming. So in these ways Louisiana Black Codes don't fulfill the social

The American Civil War was ending and African Americans gained freedom, freedom from slavery and to live life as common folk. However, being set ‘free’ was not enough for African Americans to really experience what freedom was really like. Respect and rights of citizenship are by themselves weak in the ability to survive without also obtaining economic power. This paper will examine the progression of African Americans after the Civil War of 1865.

. Although racial discrimination has occurred all over Mississippi, throughout time extreme measures against blacks occurred early on in the delta. Within the delta, Sunflower country was an area of extreme discrimination and outright hate. White men and even women in Sunflower county and the surrounding areas always made a point to let African Americans know they were not welcome, but starting in the 1950s continuing into the 60s and 80s white community member used education as well as economic pressure to show African American they were not welcome.

The newly freed slaves were gaining rights that were always only a dream with legal marriage, education, and power over their children’s lives. However, Black Codes were being used to recreate slavery and were making it hard for African Americans to own property and function in society. (Lecture 1/29/16) Their rights were not given without many exceptions including that African Americans who were convicted of felonies were being put back to work on farms that they were just given the freedom to leave, and all of a sudden it was much easier to get a felony charge for being black and not having a job were considered committing a crime. President Johnson’s neglect of action in southern states was making it nearly impossible for the former slaves to function in society, even after The Civil Rights Act of 1866, and leads into the creation of the Ku Klux Klan

“The Jim Crow era was one of struggle -- not only for the victims of violence, discrimination, and poverty, but by those who worked to challenge (or promote) segregation in the South” (“Jim Crow Stories”). It is important to know the history of this significant period where everyone was treated differently based on how they looked instead of their character. During the Jim Crow era, the lives of African Americans were severely restricted making it difficult for them to succeed in everyday life.

In 1865 - 1866 the Southern States had a law that was passed after the Civil War by the name of "Black Codes." Black Codes were part of a large pattern of Southern whites who tried to suppress the new freedom of emancipated African American slaves. The Black Codes

After the Union's victory of the recent Civil War, the South is very damaged. There are over four million former slaves that do not know what to do with themselves. Under President Andrew Johnson's authority, there are new laws being made for the blacks. The name of the laws will be the "Black Codes". These codes are controlling the black's labor and life. They state what the African Americans are able to, and not, do. The North side is absolutely enraged by the codes. They just fought for the freedom of the slaves, and now the South are continuing to restrict them.

In 1865 and 1866 white southerners put in place a series of laws called “Black Codes”. They passed the laws in order to oppress freed slaves and ensure that they would keep their workers and forced them into yearly “Labor Contracts” and if they refused they could be fined or forced into unpaid labor.

The Black Codes of Mississippi were written by Southern State Legislatures in 1865. The Black Codes are government documents that were prepared to discuss the legal status of newly freed slaves after the civil war. The Black Codes from Mississippi and Louisiana wanted to restore slavery in all but name. While the Black Codes from states like Georgia, were rather lenient. Klan Terrorism in South Carolina was written by Lee Guidon in 1872. These Government Reports/Documents were a series of racial incidents involving the KKK or Ku Klux Klan in York County, South Carolina. Report on Conditions in the South was written in 1865 by Carl Schurz. This report was ordered by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Johnson wanted a report of whether the southern whites had accepted emancipation and their defeat or not, and whether the Unionists and southern ex-slaves were safe and receiving fair treatment in the South.

The history of slavery has majorly impacted contemporary society as well as the ways in which we live. Ever since slavery was abolished in the United States, equality has been spread amongst African Americans throughout the world. This was achieved by the African Americans themselves, with their strong effort in fighting for what they felt was right. Following their strong attempts, “A terrible price had to be paid, in a tragic, calamitous civil war, before the new democracy could be rid of that most undemocratic institution” (G. Loury, 2015). A huge part of this time period was the Civil Rights

In the "Mississippi Black Codes" section three says " Be it further enacted, that in the management and control of said apprentices, said master or mistress shall have power inflicted such moderate corporeal chastisement as a father or guardian is allowed to inflict on his or her child or ward at common law." Even after they were considered free the white men still had the power to punish the blacks. the law did say they were to only punish them as they would their children, but for the blacks to be free they should be free from being punished. if they were no longer considered slaves and they were their own person they should be able to say what they do without being punished for something absurd like leaving the plantation without permission. Section four says "Be it further enacted, that if any apprentice shall leave the employment of his or her master or mistress without his or her consent, said master or mistress may pursue and recapture said apprentice and bring him or her before any justice of the peace of the country"… " then said justice shall commit said apprentice to the jail of said county."….the employment of his or her master or mistress without good cause, to order him or her to be punished." Section three of the black codes says blacks were not allow to leave the plantation and if they are caught off their plantation they can be brought to jail and by the master or mistress say shall the black

During the years of 1865 and 1866, laws called the Black Codes were passed one by one in each state. These laws stated what colored people could and could not do. The Black Codes from Opelousas, Louisiana, state in section 3 that, “No negro

Imagine being called free but being treated like trash every day. Imagine someone being told they can live in America but having to live in deep fear and not being able to walk the streets at night. Imagine having to live with a piercing uneasiness or worry that someone is going to harm you. That is what is was like for African-Americans in the 1930’s. Even though slavery was nullified in 1865, black americans only briefly gained their writes during the period known as Reconstruction. But after Reconstruction, they lost those rights again and underwent widespread poverty and unethical segregation (Pratt 2). African-Americans suffered greatly because they lacked proper education or ability to succeed in the jobs they pursued (23). Ta-Nehisi

The Mississippi Black Code is a law that I don’t agree with. This was a law in which it was put in place by Southern after the Thirteenth Amendment which abolished slavery. This type laws were just one way Southern try to keep free slaves socially, politically and economically in what they consider in there place with the southern states. Their where four parts to the code which where the Apprentice Law, Vagrancy Law, Civil Rights of Freedom and the Penal Code. With all this laws and codes free Negro and mulatto could be imprisoned or fined and forced in to work for a judge appointed employer due to violation on this laws and codes. The reason I disagree with this type of code the where made only for freed slaves not for everyone. Even

Mississippi was seen important in the challenges against segregation because when the growth of cotton was a huge back in the 1850s, the plantation owners became richer due to their soil. Mississippi’s farm land was super productive and the price of cotton continued to increase in the international market. This primarily led to a noticeable difference in social classes between the whites and blacks in the state. Mississippi had got a lot of attention of the American Civil Rights Movement, due to the actions and attitudes of the white politicians, as well as the creation of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, the contribution of many Mississippians in the White Citizens' Council movement, and the violent acts of the Ku Klux Klan