Immediately after the Civil War ended, Southern states enacted "black codes" that allowed African Americans certain rights, such as legalized marriage, ownership of property, and limited access to ...

Howard University is founded in Washington, D.C., as a result of a Congressional order. The school goes on to become an ...

The Civil Rights Law is geared against discrimination ... of political turmoil caused by slavery. And of course the black codes, which were established during the summer of 1865 and into the ...