French National Assembly votes unanimously to repeal 1685 Code Noir, the colonial-era slavery law
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France's National Assembly voted unanimously (254-0) to repeal the Code Noir (Black Code), a 1685 decree signed by King Louis XIV that classified enslaved people as property in French colonies. Although France abolished slavery in 1848, this colonial-era law was never formally removed from the books. The vote represents a significant step in addressing France's colonial past and the legal legacy of slavery.
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· 3 pulledThe National Assembly voted 254-0 — a rare show of unanimity — to adopt a bill repealing Code Noir, or Black Code, the 1685 decree King Louis XIV signed to govern slaves across France's colonies.
The law turned human beings into chattel, allowing them to be worked, beaten, sold, raped and murdered.
For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on the books.
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