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

PARIS (AP) — France’s powerful lower house voted finally to scrub a fundamental slavery-era edict from French law on Thursday. After the National Assembly voted 254-0 to adopt the bill to repeal Code Noir, it now goes to the Senate, where supporters expect it to be approved as well. It’s not clear...

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