What term describes laws passed after the Civil War that were designed to keep African Americans socially inferior to white Americans?

Respuesta :

I'm thinking Racial Segregation such as Jim Crow Laws...

Answer:

The Black Codes 1865 to 1866

Explanation:

These laws were implemented in the southern states of America after the  Civil War to reduce slaves rights and to force them to work as labor on small wages. Black Codes were a  part of the plan of the Southern white as they were trying to maintain political power and crush the slaves, newly freed slaves. Black codes were a renewal for slave codes in the southern states.