Why were black codes put in place in south carolina

The Black Codes were put in place in south Carolina (as well as other places in the southern states) as a way to make whites continue to feel superior and suppressing the rights of African Americans, while technically not breaking the law, as they were not enslaving the Africans.

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a more perfect union: the creation of the u.s. constitution. the vote was unanimous. saddled with this weak government, the states were on the brink of not to lend a hand to any proceeding that seemed to pose a threat to that protection. delegates from virginia and other large states demanded that voting in