Comparing The Emancipation Proclamation And Black Codes

109 Words1 Page

The government has many ways of controlling America the well known ‘free’ country. Community benefit is usually favored in the American government but is it the right way to show dominance over the people? The Emancipation Proclamation and Black Codes are the revolutionary changes that showed the American people that the government favors community benefits over their individual rights. The Emancipation Proclamation was the document that announces slaves as free people, while the Black Codes are what restricted colored people from being equal to whites even after the proclamation. These events are the utmost significant moments that manifest how the American government favors community benefit rather than individual rights.

Open Document