What can be inferred by the passage of the black codes?
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• Many southerners were willing to allow African Americans equality.
• Many white Southerners wanted African American to remain as servants.
• Many white Southerners wanted African Americans to receive an equal education.
• Southern lawmakers wanted "separate but equal" rights
• Many white Southerners wanted African Americans to remain as servants.
• Southern lawmakers wanted "separate but equal" rights
These inferences can be made because the passage mentions the Black Codes, which were laws enacted immediately after the Civil War by Southern states to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans. The Black Codes aimed to maintain white control over the newly freed African American population and to keep them in a subordinate position. These codes often enforced segregated living conditions, limited job opportunities, and restricted the rights of African Americans to own property or seek an education. Therefore, it can be inferred that many white Southerners wanted African Americans to remain in servitude and that Southern lawmakers endorsed a policy of "separate but equal" rights.