Race Distinctions in American Law
CHAPTER IV
THE “BLACK LAWS” OF 1865–68 35–66
“Black Laws” of Free States 36
Restrictions upon Movement of Negroes 40
Limitations upon Negroes in Respect to Occupations 41
Sale of Firearms and Liquor to Negroes 43
Labor Contracts of Negroes 46
Apprentice Laws 53
Vagrancy Laws 58
Pauper Laws 60