Who approved of the adoption of black codes

The first states to enforce the black codes were Mississippi and South Carolina.

Mississippi’s law required Black people to have written evidence of employment for the coming year each January, and if they left before the end of the contract, they would be forced to forfeit earlier wages and were subject to arrest.

South Carolina's law prohibited Black people from holding any occupation other than farmer or servant unless they paid an annual tax of $10 to $100.

In both states, Black people were given heavy penalties for vagrancy, including forced plantation labor in some cases.

with my recent question

on 6 november american voters will elect members of the house of representatives and the senate, which together are called congress.

both houses of congress are currently controlled by the republican party, which backs president donald trump.

the democrats think they can win control of the house of representatives this year by winning a majority of seats.

doing so would let them block or delay the president’s plans by refusing to enact them.

all 435 seats in the house of representatives are up for election.

if the democrats want to take control of the house by having the most seats, they’re going to have to claim at least 23 from the republicans.

graphic: the battle for the house of representatives