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jan 1, 1865 - Black Codes Passed

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- Laws passed throughout the South to restrict the rights of emancipated blacks, particularly with respect to negotiating labor contracts
- Increased Northerners’ criticisms of President Andrew Johnson’s lenient Reconstruction policies

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jan 1, 1865
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~ 161 years ago