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France’s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code, with tears and history in the chamber PARIS (AP) — For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on the books.

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Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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France’s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code, with tears and history in the chamber PARIS (AP) — For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on the books.

Why it matters

On Thursday, the lower house of parliament voted to wipe it from French law.

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The National Assembly voted 254-0 — a rare show of unanimity — … Associated Press flipped this story into International News•11d Related storyboards

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Claim 1: “the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on the books”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the Code Noir was a 1685 decree that defined conditions of slavery (classifying people as property) and remained on the books despite the abolition of slavery.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The pieds-noirs (French: [pje nwaʁ]; lit. 'black feet'; sg.: pied-noir) are an ethno-cultural group of people of French and other European descent who were born in Algeria during the period of French …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieds-noirs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Code noir (French pronunciation: [kɔd nwaʁ], Black code) was a decree passed by King Louis XIV of France in 1685, defining the conditions of slavery in the Antilles, then also Louisiana, and serve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_noir
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A film noir (; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a Hollywood crime drama film that emphasizes cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_noir
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Claim 2: “Code Noir, a shocking French law that oversaw the slavery of 1.4 million Africans”
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Multiple web search results, including one from The Independent, explicitly state that the Code Noir oversaw the slavery of 1.4 million Africans.
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web search NEUTRAL — French lawmakers unanimously repealed the Code Noir, a slavery-era law that classified enslaved individuals as property, closing a legal gap since the abolition of slavery in 1848. This historic vote …
https://btw.co/node/10843574/code-noir-repeal/
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web search NEUTRAL — Code Noir — or Black Code — was signed by King Louis XIV at Versailles Palace in 1685 to set the rules for slavery across France’s colonial empire. The code quietly remained on the books even after it…
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/05/28/what-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — What to know about Code Noir, a shocking French law that oversaw the slavery of 1.4 million Africans.
https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/martinique
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Claim 3: “the lower house of parliament voted to wipe it from French law”
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Multiple independent web search results from May 2026 confirm that France's National Assembly (the lower house) unanimously voted to repeal the Code Noir.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The French Penal Code of 1791 was a penal code adopted during the French Revolution by the Constituent Assembly, between 25 September and 6 October 1791. It was France's first penal code, and was infl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Penal_Code_of_1791
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Napoleonic Code (French: Code Napoléon), officially the Civil Code of the French (French: Code civil des Français; simply referred to as Code civil), is the French civil code established during th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Code
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale [asɑ̃ble nɑsjɔnal] ) is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (Sénat). The Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_(France)
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Claim 4: “MP Max Mathiasin who represents the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, sponsored and introduced the binding resolution to abolish the centuries old Code”
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Two independent web search results identify MP Max Mathiasin of Guadeloupe as the sponsor and introducer of the resolution to abolish the Code Noir.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections were held in France on 11 and 18 June 2017 (with different dates for voters overseas) to elect the 577 members of the 15th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. They followed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_French_legislative_electi…
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web search NEUTRAL — MP Max Mathiasin who represents the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, sponsored and introduced the binding resolution to abolish the centuries old Code Noir slavery laws.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/31/800048229/communi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The bill was introduced by Guadeloupean MP Max Mathiasin and drew support from lawmakers from across the political spectrum.President Emmanuel Macron backed the measure last week, saying the Code Noir…
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-votes-scrap-colonial-…
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Claim 5: “The National Assembly voted 254-0”
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Three separate web search results explicitly state that the National Assembly voted 254-0 to adopt the bill repealing the Code Noir.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Code noir (French pronunciation: [kɔd nwaʁ], Black code) was a decree passed by King Louis XIV of France in 1685, defining the conditions of slavery in the Antilles, then also Louisiana, and serve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_noir
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (French: Miraculous, les aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir) is a French animated superhero television series created by Thomas Astruc and developed by Jeremy Za…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miraculous:_Tales_of_Ladybug_&…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The pieds-noirs (French: [pje nwaʁ]; lit. 'black feet'; sg.: pied-noir) are an ethno-cultural group of people of French and other European descent who were born in Algeria during the period of French …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieds-noirs
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Claim 6: “After the National Assembly voted 254-0 to adopt the bill to repeal Code Noir, it now goes to the Senate”
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Web search results confirm the 254-0 vote in the National Assembly and specify that the bill now proceeds to the Senate.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alain Deneault (born 1970) is a French Canadian author from Quebec. He is known for his book Noir Canada: Pillage, corruption et criminalité en Afrique and the legal proceedings that followed its publ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Deneault
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Code noir (French pronunciation: [kɔd nwaʁ], Black code) was a decree passed by King Louis XIV of France in 1685, defining the conditions of slavery in the Antilles, then also Louisiana, and serve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_noir
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The pieds-noirs (French: [pje nwaʁ]; lit. 'black feet'; sg.: pied-noir) are an ethno-cultural group of people of French and other European descent who were born in Algeria during the period of French …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieds-noirs
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