Following the Civil War, the rights of freedmen were restricted by

Southern governments through

(A) refusal to ratify the Th irteenth Amendment

(B) the holding of constitutional conventions

(C) creation of Black Codes

(D) refusal to pay debts remaining from the war

(E) division of the South into military districts

Following the Civil War, the rights of freedmen were restricted by Southern governments through " (C) creation of Black Codes," since these codes quickly made it very difficult for newly-freed blacks to exercise many civil rights, such as the freedom of speech, the freedom to vote, and the freedom to live lives free of intimidation and violence.