What sort of laws prohibited the mixing of racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, or sexual contact?
A) reconstruction laws
B) racial purity laws
C) the Napoleonic code
D) miscegenation laws
E) Jim Crow laws

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Miscegenation laws, also known as anti-miscegenation laws, were enacted to prohibit interracial marriage, cohabitation, or sexual contact between people of different races. These laws were primarily enacted in the United States from the late 1600s to the mid-20th century, and were used as a tool of racial segregation and white supremacy.

What Sort of Laws Prohibited the Mixing of Racial Groups