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...p the freed slaves • Freedman's Bureau - passed over veto - 1865 o 1. 1st government support of the needy - relief for blacks and whites o 2. raised false hope - 40 acres and a mule controlled 100,000's acres of land o 3. encouraged racial friction o 4. provided education to poor blacks and whites o 5. resented by the South o What do you think of the freedman's bureau? Why? • Black Codes (1865-66) • were passed by Southern states to keep ex-slaves in a position of political, social, and economic inferiority. o a. blacks could not hold skilled jobs without a permit (or even choose jobs) they were basically limited to farming yet land ownership was limited o b. unemployed blacks could be arrested, fined and hired out to white employers to pay the fine o c. separate legal systems were created - blacks not allowed to testify or sit on a jury o d. forbidden to assemble or travel without white permits o e. forbidden to hold office or vote in some states o f. could not bear arms o g. Voting rights denied blacks. ...