France’s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code, with tears and history in the chamber

For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained ...

What to know about Code Noir, a shocking French law that oversaw the slavery of 1.4 million Africans

France’s lower house has voted finally to scrub a foundational slavery-era edict from French law. The National Assembly voted ...
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Shock as France now scraps 'Black Code' slavery law that classified people as property, 180 years after abolishing slavery

For almost 200 years after France abolished slavery, the “Code Noir” (Black Code), which allowed enslaved humans to be treated as property, was still in place. The colonial-era law turned enslaved ...
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'A cheap way to clear one’s conscience': France repeals centuries-old slavery law, but reparations remain elusive

Lawmakers voted unanimously to strip the “Code Noir,” the texts that regulated slavery until it was abolished in 1848. Some ...