Read both texts and answer the question.
What constitutional right do the South Carolina black codes take away?
The right to free speech and expression
The right to a fair trial
The right to bear arms
Persons of color constitute no part of the Militia of the State, and no one of them shall … be allowed to keep a firearm, sword, or other military weapon.
—South Carolina Black Codes 1865
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
—Second Amendment to the US Constitution
1791
