After emancipation, the most important institutions for African Americans as they tried to establish their own independent family and community life were
A) the Freedmen's Bureau and the Supreme Court.
B) the black-controlled state legislatures and the land reform program.
C) the sharecrop system and the black codes.
D) the schools and the churches.

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After emancipation, schools and churches became central to African American communities, serving as places for education, social gatherings, and spiritual support, helping to build independent family and community life.

After Emancipation, the Most Important Institutions for African Americans as They