Which best defines the southern code during the slavery era?

The Southern Slave Codes were a collection of laws that listed down the position of slave in society and what duties of a slave owner and what his rights regarding how he handles his slaves.  There variations of these laws depending on location of the slave state.  Later on the victory of the North led to the abolition of slavery.

Explanation:

the first forms of writing came from them in the form of pictographs around 3100 bc.

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