What is France's 'Black Code' that MPs finally voted to repeal?
Le Monde
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The 'Code Noir,' passed in 1685 under King Louis XIV, defined the rules of slavery in France's colonies.
The Assemblée Nationale voted to symbolically repeal it on Thursday.
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