France repeals colonial-era ‘Code Noir’
The unanimous vote closes a legal loophole that survived the 1865 abolition of slavery in France.
- France votes to end slavery-era law which classed people as property The Guardian —
- France’s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code, with tears and history in the chamber Boston Globe —
- What to know about Code Noir, a shocking French law that oversaw the slavery of 1.4 million Africans ABC News —
- What is France's 'Black Code' that MPs finally voted to repeal? Le Monde —
- French parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code PBS —