South Carolina enacted one of the first sets of Black Codes following the Civil War, aiming “to regulate the relations of persons of color.” These restrictive laws included prohibitions on interracial marriage, the establishment of master-apprentice relationships resembling slavery, and the enforcement of labor contracts that severely limited the freedom of Black individuals. These codes laid the groundwork for institutionalized racial discrimination during the Reconstruction era.
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