Black codes were restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War. Under black codes, many states required Black people to sign yearly labor contracts; if they refused, they risked being arrested, fined and forced into unpaid labor.
Even as former enslaved people fought to assert their independence and gain economic autonomy during the earliest years of Reconstruction. While the codes granted certain freedoms to African Americans—including the right to buy and own property, marry, make contracts and testify in court (only in cases involving people of their own race)—their primary purpose was to restrict Black peoples’ labor and activity. Black people who broke labor contracts were subject to arrest, beating and forced labor, and apprenticeship laws forced many minors into unpaid labor for white planters.
Which of the following events did Woody Guthrie and John Steinbeck bring to the fore with their songs and writ?
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A)the inauguration of FDR in 1933
B)the Second World War
C)the Dust Bowl
D)the Great Depression
E)Hoovervilles</span>
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C & D
They're most famous for their songs and books about the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.</span>
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The British government hoped to accomplish helping others bring goods around the world
I would say this part...
"Secure the blessings of liberty, to ourselves and our prosperity"
