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 ...

French parliament inches towards symbolic repeal of 'Code noir' slavery legislation

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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The Brutal History That France Prefers to Ignore Is Being Heard at Last

In May 2025, François Bayrou, then the prime minister of France, fielded an unusual question from a member of Parliament: Why hadn’t France formally revoked the Code Noir, the ...
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France is starting to own its role in the slave trade. Now it needs to repair its Caribbean legacy

The notorious Code Noir is gone. But people in Guadeloupe and Martinique continue to live with the consequences, says academic Marie-Annick Gournet ...

France overturns law classing people as property – 178 years after it abolished slavery

National assembly votes to repeal Code Noir under which enslaved people were beaten, raped and killed ...
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France's National Assembly votes to repeal colonial-era Black Code

The French National Assembly unanimously voted to repeal the Code Noir, a colonial-era law that treated enslaved people as ...
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France mourns its stolen crown jewels as their uncomfortable colonial past returns to view

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PARIS (AP) — As French police race to track ...