freedom

After the Civil War, state legislatures enacted codes to define or limit the freedom of the slaves. These Black Codes, as they were called, were in essence an extension another ¡§revised¡¨ form of slavery. U.S. legislation declared all slaves free, and then allowed the individual states to enact their own regulations to control or limit that freedom. Yes, they were now free, but the government¡¦s laws put limitations on that freedom. After slavery, …showed first 75 words of 497 total…

…showed last 75 words of 497 total…Today, the black man continues to fight for equality. Although there has been extensive legislative success in this area, it is clear as you examine political offices, that the black man is not well represented in higher offices. The white man can no longer enact laws to suppress the black man, but the issues of racism still exist in today¡¦s society. Until society as a whole decides to stop tolerating racism, it will remain.