"Every negro is required to be in the regular service of some white person, or former owner, who shall be held responsible for the conduct of said negro. But said employer or former owner may permit said negro to hire his own time by special permission in writing." — Opelousas, Louisiana Black Code, 1865
Northern reaction to ordinances like this most directly contributed to:
- A
The repeal of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1865
- B
The withdrawal of federal troops under the Compromise of 1877
- C
President Johnson's victory in the impeachment trial
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Congressional passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Fourteenth Amendment
Explanation
Outrage over the Black Codes propelled Radical Republicans to pass the 1866 Civil Rights Act and the Fourteenth Amendment to guarantee birthright citizenship and equal protection.