The Independent
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What to know about Code Noir, a shocking French law that oversaw the slavery of 1.4 million Africans

What to know about Code Noir, a shocking French law that oversaw the slavery of 1.4 million Africans

France’s lower house has voted finally to scrub a foundational slavery-era edict from French law

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What to know about Code Noir, a shocking French law that oversaw the slavery of 1.4 million Africans