Trump v. Barbara · ¶94

Meanwhile, many States pushed the envelope, passing “Black Laws” (in the pre-War North) and “Black Codes” (in the post-War South), intending to make it difficult for freed Blacks to live and work there. Violence, too, played a significant role in the isolation effort. Those who opposed abolition banded together with those who resented the extra competition in the job market to form marauding mobs, ——————

slip opinion, revised 7/01/26
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