Fugitive slave law
The reason why these laws were passed that denied a slaves' many rights is because the laws made it more difficult for enslaved people to escape.
Late 1960's black people where given equality by the Jim Crow laws banning segregation (or separation of race) although the slaves were released long before this sadly they where free but still treated like a load or sh#% for another hundred so years
States could nullify laws of Congress
The Declaratory Act
There were no "separate but equal" laws for slaves. Slaves were considered unequal and were treated as such.The laws requiring racially "separate but equal" public accommodations are called Jim Crow laws, and developed in reaction to the Civil War and Reconstruction. After the slaves were emancipated, the United States ratified the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution, outlawing slavery, attempting to create equal protection for African-Americans, and granting African-American men the right to vote. Many white people opposed equality for former slaves, and felt threatened by the new social order. Jim Crow laws were a desperate attempt to keep African-Americans "in their place," because many whites considered them inferior.
Some laws that were passed to control slaves included prohibiting them from learning to read and write, restricting their movement without permission, and implementing harsh punishments for rebellious behavior. Slaves were also subject to the laws of their owners or overseers, who had wide discretion in managing the labor and daily lives of enslaved individuals.
They made literacy tests an easy way to prevent freed slaves from voting.
They made literacy tests an easy way to prevent freed slaves from voting...apex
They made literacy tests an easy way to prevent freed slaves from voting.
They made literacy tests an easy way to prevent freed slaves from voting.
They made literacy tests an easy way to prevent freed slaves from voting APEX
Jim Crow Laws
They feared the slaves would revolt again, so the authorities wrote slave codes. (definition) SLAVE CODES: Strict laws that restricted the rights and activities of slaves.
The laws about slaves, and their rights, and they were used to keep slaves "in line".
They feared the slaves would revolt again, so the authorities wrote slave codes. (definition) SLAVE CODES: Strict laws that restricted the rights and activities of slaves.
They feared the slaves would revolt again, so the authorities wrote slave codes. (definition) SLAVE CODES: Strict laws that restricted the rights and activities of slaves.
In the United States, many Southern states had laws known as "slave codes" that prohibited enslaved individuals from learning to read and write. These laws were put in place to maintain control over slaves and prevent them from gaining knowledge and organizing rebellions.