Question

The purpose behind the South passing black codes after the Civil War was to...

Answer 1

Answer:

Limit the freedom of African American.

Explanation:

After slavery was abolished following the civil war, many of the southern citizens still haven't acknowledge that African American people were on equal status as them.

This is why they passed the Black codes.

The black codes limited the ability of African American citizens to obtain a job with fair wages. Many of them were forced to live in poverty due to the implementation of these codes.