The Emancipation of slaves did not give them the freedom that the constitution promises because, local legislators did anything in their power to restore their control over African Americans,, and disease epidemics killed hundreds of thousands of freedmen.
Clause 1: Black Codes
From 1865 to 1866 a series of laws none as Black Codes and Pig Laws were passed to criminalize and suppress African Americans. For instance every southern state contained some kind of Vagrancy Law that required blacks to sign a labor contract for a white man every year. If one is convicted of being a Vagrant they must pay a fine, many of these African Americans did not have the money to pay these fines, so they were auctioned off as Freedmen. These auctions
Clause 1: Black Codes
From 1865 to 1866 a series of laws none as Black Codes and Pig Laws were passed to criminalize and suppress African Americans. For instance every southern state contained some kind of Vagrancy Law that required blacks to sign a labor contract for a white man every year. If one is convicted of being a Vagrant they must pay a fine, many of these African Americans did not have the money to pay these fines, so they were auctioned off as Freedmen. These auctions