Black Codes-Audrey and Madeleine-Boss Man Jansa's Office

 Artist Statement:

This piece is representing the black codes which were laws passed by white southern men who were not happy about the slaves new freedom. Our quilt piece is showing the differences between the African Americans, the white men and there differences in equality. Black codes have helped us understand the stupidity of racism and that equal rights stand for all colors. Having black codes in quilting the nation is important for us to realize that it wasn’t just segregation that was brought upon the African Americans but unequal rights, disadvantages and treated like a piece of poop. This represents the black codes and how they affected the African Americans after the civil war. The body in the center that is two different colors represents the life and disadvantages of the freed African Americans and the life and advantages of the white southern men. The images in the back on the left side show the things the African Americans could and could not do where as the right side shows what the southern men could do for the union and to the recently freed slaves. The importance of showing the difference of it all is to show how much of and advantage the southern men had over the African Americans who were suppose to have equal rights. Pulling the nation apart one law at a time.