Once a Grenadier, always a Grenadier. The Grenadier Guards is one of oldest and most iconic regiments in the British Army. Whether they are fighting on the front line or guarding a Royal Palace, members of the Regiment are renowned for their determination, loyalty and grit.
In the United States, the Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the Civil War. These laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans ' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt. Black Codes were part of a larger pattern of Southern whites trying to suppress the new freedom of emancipated African American slaves, the freedmen.
While the Black Codes ceased in 1866, it opened the door to more repressive restrictions on blacks such as the Pig Laws of the 1870s. Eventually, the Jim Crow era (1890s-1965) adopted many of the restrictions seen under the Black Codes and went even further in relegating blacks to second class citizens. The glory of freedom came with a significant price. Learning Outcomes. After reading the lesson, you should be able to: Define what the Black Codes were ; Consider the purpose behind the ...