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France votes unanimously to abolish Code Noir, a colonial-era slavery law
Lawmakers voted 254-0 to erase a colonial decree that treated enslaved people as property, as pressure grows for broader reparations.
- The French National Assembly voted unanimously 254-0 to repeal the Code Noir, a 1685 law that classified enslaved people as property and legalized slavery.
- The Code Noir allowed severe punishments and denied enslaved people rights, and it remained formally in French law long after the abolition of slavery in 1848.
- President Emmanuel Macron called repealing the law a restoration of humanity for descendants of enslaved people and described the law's survival as offensive.
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The French National Assembly unanimously approved on Thursday the repeal of the "Code noir" and all the texts regulating slavery in the French colonies, never formally repealed after 1848.
·Paris, France
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der Standard DEThe infamous "Code Noir" regulated slavery in the colonies – its consequences are still noticeable for those affected today
·Vienna, Austria
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The National Assembly unanimously approved, on Thursday 28 May, the repeal of the "Black Code". This edict dating from 1685 and all the texts regulating slavery in the French colonies were repealed at first reading in the Chamber. - The National Assembly unanimously voted to repeal the "Black Code", 178 years after the abolition of slavery (Policy).
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