Mackenzie Kaminski
Week 1 Primary Source Response
8/29/17
1. As seen in the Mississippi Black Codes, The Vagrancy Law is mentioned in a section of the excerpt. One is deemed a ‘vagrant’ who is without a job, or a stable home that wonders to place to place begging for help or money. Also, known as beggars, jugglers, runaways, and common railers. A vagrant could also be defined as someone who misuses the money they earn, for example, a street beggar asking for money to use for daily needs such as food or a night in a shelter. They use the given money to pay for drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. With The Vagrancy Law, one who is classified a vagrant under conviction will be fined no more than one hundred dollars, or even imprisonment by decision …show more content…
In Mississippi Black Codes, few restrictions were under enforcement on ones of the White race. Any white-person are prohibited to intermarry with an African American, or a freedman. Any two persons that disobey this law, are therefor considered to be convicting a felony of the law. The punishment includes imprisonment in the State penitentiary for life. Another common restriction as mentioned is any white man or women that gives an African American a weapon that can cause harm to others (ex; guns, knives, etc.) will be upon conviction to the state of law and will be fined up to fifty dollars, and up to decision of the court the suspect may be imprisoned for up to thirty …show more content…
Many laws regulated African Americans in the south in support to the Sharecropping System. Based in the excerpt, Mississippi Black Codes, a common law that was in support was that all African Americans may acquire personal property by purchase or decent of a family member. This law ties into The Sharecrop Contract because as stated in The Civil Rights of Freedmen in Mississippi, African Americans or freedmen are not allowed to rent or lease any crop lands, except in authorized towns under the sharecrop contract put into place under corporate authorities.
The Sharecropping system supports laws aimed at African Americans by explaining the rules and restrictions to sharing land with a farm owner/landlord. All Croppers are to be under directions in daily task and obligations to be performed. Every sale created by a Cropper made in the field of a landlord/farm owner must be chosen on where to be sold by the owner. All work must be down until satisfaction is met and done as it should
Week 1 Primary Source Response
8/29/17
1. As seen in the Mississippi Black Codes, The Vagrancy Law is mentioned in a section of the excerpt. One is deemed a ‘vagrant’ who is without a job, or a stable home that wonders to place to place begging for help or money. Also, known as beggars, jugglers, runaways, and common railers. A vagrant could also be defined as someone who misuses the money they earn, for example, a street beggar asking for money to use for daily needs such as food or a night in a shelter. They use the given money to pay for drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. With The Vagrancy Law, one who is classified a vagrant under conviction will be fined no more than one hundred dollars, or even imprisonment by decision …show more content…
In Mississippi Black Codes, few restrictions were under enforcement on ones of the White race. Any white-person are prohibited to intermarry with an African American, or a freedman. Any two persons that disobey this law, are therefor considered to be convicting a felony of the law. The punishment includes imprisonment in the State penitentiary for life. Another common restriction as mentioned is any white man or women that gives an African American a weapon that can cause harm to others (ex; guns, knives, etc.) will be upon conviction to the state of law and will be fined up to fifty dollars, and up to decision of the court the suspect may be imprisoned for up to thirty …show more content…
Many laws regulated African Americans in the south in support to the Sharecropping System. Based in the excerpt, Mississippi Black Codes, a common law that was in support was that all African Americans may acquire personal property by purchase or decent of a family member. This law ties into The Sharecrop Contract because as stated in The Civil Rights of Freedmen in Mississippi, African Americans or freedmen are not allowed to rent or lease any crop lands, except in authorized towns under the sharecrop contract put into place under corporate authorities.
The Sharecropping system supports laws aimed at African Americans by explaining the rules and restrictions to sharing land with a farm owner/landlord. All Croppers are to be under directions in daily task and obligations to be performed. Every sale created by a Cropper made in the field of a landlord/farm owner must be chosen on where to be sold by the owner. All work must be down until satisfaction is met and done as it should