Who were the Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry night riders and what Jim crow law allowed the white men to go out riding?

In "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry," the night riders are a group of white men who engage in violent acts of intimidation against the Black community, particularly targeting the Logan family. They represent the systemic racism and terror inflicted upon African Americans in the South during the Jim Crow era. One of the laws that facilitated this violence was the "Black Code," which allowed white citizens to maintain control over Black individuals, often resulting in extrajudicial actions like lynching and night riding. These actions were often justified by the prevailing social order that upheld white supremacy and suppressed Black rights.