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

France overturns law classing people as property – 178 years after it abolished slavery    The Guardian France’s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code, with tears and history in the chamber    AP News Opinion | The Brutal History That France Prefers to Ignore Is Being Heard at Last    The New York Times France inches towards symbolic repeal of 'Code noir' slavery law    Euronews.com The forgotten story of abolition in revolutionary France – the first emancipation    The Conversation

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