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France votes to repeal slavery‑era Code Noir, sidestepping reparations demands

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French parliamentarians voted Thursday to formally repeal the Code Noir, the colonial law that governed slavery in French territories and had remained on the books despite the 1848 abolition. The decision revived discussions on reparations and the broader reckoning with France’s colonial legacy.

  1. FR
    Emmanuel Macron
    Renaissance
    1. The silence, even the indifference, that we have maintained for nearly two centuries toward this Black Code is no longer an oversight.
  2. FR
    Max Mathiasin
    1. This was made by human beings - against human beings.
    2. As the great-great-grandson of people who were enslaved, I had never been able to read it in full.
  3. FR
    Pierre-Yves Bocquet
    Association for the Memory of Slaveries
    1. Even today, we accept that people in the overseas territories can have fewer rights than in mainland France.
  4. FR
    Muriel Jean-Baptiste
    1. A law that treated Black people as property was left sitting there.

sources

  1. 1.Golf News
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.The Straits Times
  4. 4.Sweden Herald

perspectives

  1. 1.Colonialism
  2. 2.Slavery
  3. 3.Dutch politics
  4. 4.Dutch foreign policy

countries

  1. 1.FranceFR
  2. 2.GuadeloupeGP
  3. 3.MartiniqueMQ
  4. 4.United KingdomGB
  5. 5.French GuianaGF
  6. 6.RéunionRE
  7. 7.United StatesUS
  8. 8.NetherlandsNL

organizations

  1. 1.Association for the Memory of Slaveries
  2. 2.Republican Party
  3. 3.YouTube

persons

  1. 1.Emmanuel MacronFR
  2. 2.Jean-Marc Ayrault
  3. 3.Louis XIVFR
  4. 4.Max MathiasinFR
  5. 5.Max Relouzat
  6. 6.Pierre-Yves BocquetFR
  7. 7.Muriel Jean-BaptisteFR
  8. 8.Steevy Gustave

technicals

  1. 1.Code Noir
  2. 2.Caribbean Sea
  3. 3.Indian Ocean