The southern Black Codes: a. were denounced by President Johnson and declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. b. were some of the first laws adopted as part of Radical Reconstruction in 1867. c. allowed the arrest on vagrancy charges of former slaves who failed to sign yearly labor contracts. d. pleased northerners because they saw that the rule of law was returning to the South. e. allowed former slaves to testify in court against whites and to serve on juries.

Respuesta :

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Answer:

b. were some of the first laws adopted as part of Radical Reconstruction in 1867.

Explanation:

The result of the civil war was a drastic shortage of labour force because the newly freed slaves were not willing to work. The Southern Black Codes were passed in 1965 and 1966 to aid reconstruction efforts by making cheap labour available.