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3 hours ago · France
178 Years After Banning Slavery, France Scraps ‘Code Noir’ Rules That Governed It
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. New York Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to France. The first report grouped here was at 20 Oct 2026, 17:36 UTC. The headline in use is “178 Years After Banning Slavery, France Scraps ‘Code Noir’ Rules That Governed It”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
In a symbolic move, the French Senate approved the repeal of regulations that had remained on the books long after slavery’s abolition.
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178 Years After Banning Slavery, France Scraps ‘Code Noir’ Rules That Governed It
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