Answer both questions fully in separate sentences What were the challenges faced by freedmen in the South due to the enactment of black codes? How did the Radical Republicans respond to the actions of southern legislatures?
Freedmen in the South faced challenges such as limited access to land ownership, restricted movement, and harsh labor contracts imposed by the black codes. The Radical Republicans responded to the actions of southern legislatures by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Reconstruction Acts, which aimed to protect the rights of freedmen and ensure their political and social equality in the post-Civil War period.
