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Reconstruction

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Implemented in states across the South after the Civil War, Black Codes

(Choice A)
legally barred African Americans from voting, owning firearms, or traveling without a pass.
(Choice B)
were laws passed by black lawmakers during their tenure in public office; almost all of these laws were repealed immediately following Reconstruction.
(Choice C)
enumerated the rights that formerly-enslaved African Americans had in the South after emancipation, including the right to vote and the right to free speech.

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