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France finally votes to strike the Code Noir from its books, its last slavery law

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What backs it

France voted to formally repeal the Code Noir, a centuries-old slavery law that remained unrepealed on the books despite no longer being enforced. This represents legal and historical reckoning by removing a symbol of institutional racism from France's formal legal archive.

What it doesn’t mean

This does not change current law or policy (which already prohibits slavery), nor does it address ongoing systemic racism or historical injustices beyond formal legal symbolism.

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France finally votes to strike the Code Noir from its books, its last slavery law

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