POLITICSAL JAZEERA
What’s next after scrapping the ‘Black Code’ in France?
French MPs voted to repeal a law known as the 'Black Code' that governed slavery in colonies. The law's scrapping marks a legislative change regarding historical colonial governance.
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- France votes unanimously to abolish Code Noir, a colonial-era slavery law
- France moves to symbolically repeal slavery legislation
- French Parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code that classified humans as property
- France moves towards symbolic repealing of slavery legislation