France's ambiguous memory of slavery
- Posted on June 24, 2026
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France's ambiguous memory of slavery
NEWS ANALYSIS. Although the Code Noir has finally been officially repealed on May 28, it is important to remember that slavery in the French colonies reached its height precisely as the universalist ideals of the Enlightenment were spreading in France, writes journalist Jérôme Gautheret.
