Question

the chart above describes policies from the post - civil war era in american history. which term best belongs in the center of the diagram? a. the 13th amendment b. the black codes c. black v board of education d. the fugitive slave law

Explanation:

• The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, which does not match the restrictive policies listed.
• Black Codes were post-Civil War state laws that restricted the rights of newly freed Black people, including limiting their trades, restricting movement, banning interracial marriage, and barring firearm ownership—all matching the details in the diagram.
• Brown v. Board of Education was a 1954 case ending school segregation, far after the post-Civil War era.
• The Fugitive Slave Law was a pre-Civil War law forcing the return of escaped enslaved people, not a post-Civil War policy targeting freed Black people.

Answer:

B. the Black Codes