Black Code
[ blak-kohd ]
nounU.S. History.
(in the ex-Confederate states) any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of formerly enslaved African Americans in the period immediately following the Civil War.
Origin of Black Code
1First recorded in 1745–50
- Compare Jim Crow law.
Words Nearby Black Code
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How to use Black Code in a sentence
It is on account of Slavery, with the Black Code, which is its offspring.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20) | Charles SumnerTo govern them, in 1724 a set of laws known as the Black Code was promulgated by the governor.
The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene BoltonSpanish law was installed, although the French Black Code was retained.
The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene BoltonSlavery and the Black Code were not to obtain license under any such terms.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 9 (of 20) | Charles SumnerWhen I came to Indiana to reside the unfriendly Black Code was in force.
Speeches of Benjamin Harrison | Benjamin Harrison
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