France’s Parliament Votes to Repeal Slavery-Era Black Code
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France abolished enslaving humans more than 170 years ago and in 2001 recognised slavery and the slave trade as "crimes against humanity." View on euronews
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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 people into chattel,
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France votes to remove law treating enslaved people as property two centuries after slavery
French lawmakers voted unanimously on Thursday to repeal the Code Noir, a 17th century slavery code that classified enslaved Africans as property and remained formally embedded in France’s legal framework nearly 180 years after slavery was abolished.
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PARIS — For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property remained quietly in place. On Thursday, lawmakers will finally move to eliminate it. The bill, expected to be adopted by the National ...