Question

As a result of the creation of Black Codes in the South, African Americans

Answer 1

African Americans were severely prosecuted . The black codes basically were a severe racist way of setting the limitations to African Americans . 

Answer 2

The correct answer is “were forced to continue to work on plantations and remain a subject to racial hierarchy”.

Black Codes were laws that aimed to keep white supremacy in place and disable free African Americans to get economical independence. Black Codes blocked African Americans from getting married, to own weapons, to testify in court, even banned African Americans from renting and leasing land.