Multiple choice

Which of the following is one way the black codes denied rights to African Americans?

  1. made it illegal for them to own or rent farms

  2. made it illegal for them to purchase any material goods

  3. made it illegal for them to read books

  4. forbade African Americans from practicing their faith
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Explanation

Black codes in many Southern states restricted African Americans from owning or renting land to force them into labor contracts, particularly sharecropping. While other restrictions existed, completely banning them from buying any material goods or practicing faith were not standard provisions of these codes.

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