Civics
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- We are free!!!
- After the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was established to ensure that recently emancipated African Americans would have equal legal protection and citizenship. Congress gave it approval in 1866, and in 1868 the states ratified it. This amendment was created to safeguard the rights of former slaves and prevent states from denying them their basic liberties.
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- Colored only
- White only
- This law represents the vagrancy law where Vagrancy laws were used to arrest African Americans who were unemployed or did not have proof of employment, often leading to forced labor as a punishment.
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- Economic InequalityBlack codes limited African Americans' access to the economy, exacerbating long-term economic inequalities. Due to historical obstacles that have accumulated over decades and impeded wealth accumulation and economic mobility, these inequities still exist now.
- Historical Legacy of SegregationThese laws institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination, undermining the 14th Amendment’s promise of equal protection for African Americans.
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- Move Ni**** or I'll arrest you for vagrancy
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