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France’s Senate Approves Symbolic Repeal of ‘Code Noir’
France’s Senate approved the symbolic repeal of Code Noir regulations that had remained on the books long after slavery was abolished.
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France’s Senate has approved the repeal of Code Noir regulations that governed slavery and remained on the books 178 years after its abolition, The New York Times reported on October 20.
The vote was described as a symbolic move to remove the surviving regulations, not a change to slavery’s long-abolished status.
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Fact-check this story · Source: The New York Times: 178 Years After Banning Slavery, France Scraps ‘Code Noir’ Rules That Governed It. This AI-assisted account is based on the linked source, not independent on-the-ground reporting by BharatVox. Any opinion is separately labelled.
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