France votes to wipe off ‘Black Code’ that governed slavery for centuries

Whether the move helps the nation fight against racism and inequality in its overseas territories, “remains to be seen,” deputy director of the Foundation for the Memory of Slavery told AP.
Devdiscourse

France's Parliament Eliminates Venerable Colonial-Era Black Code

France's legislature took a symbolic step by voting unanimously to retract the historic Code Noir, a draconian set of decrees ...
New York Post

French Parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code that classified humans as property

PARIS — For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on its books. On Thursday, the lower house of Parliament ...

France overturns law classing people as property – 178 years after it abolished slavery

National assembly votes to repeal Code Noir under which enslaved people were beaten, raped and killed ...
Opinion

The Brutal History That France Prefers to Ignore Is Being Heard at Last

In May 2025, François Bayrou, then the prime minister of France, fielded an unusual question from a member of Parliament: Why hadn’t France formally revoked the Code Noir, the ...