The National Assembly voted 254-0 — a rare show of unanimity — to adopt a bill repealing the Code Noir, or Black Code, the 1685 decree King Louis XIV signed to govern slaves across France’s colonies.
Video - The 'Code Noir,' passed in 1685 under King Louis XIV, defined the rules of slavery in France's colonies. The ...
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