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France is starting to own its role in the slave trade. Now it needs to repair its Caribbean legacy

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Newspaper Article
Author/contributor
Title
France is starting to own its role in the slave trade. Now it needs to repair its Caribbean legacy
Abstract
The notorious Code Noir is gone. But people in Guadeloupe and Martinique continue to live with the consequences, says academic Marie-Annick Gournet
Publication
The Guardian
Date
2026-06-08
Section
Opinion
ISSN
0261-3077
URL
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/08/france-slave-trade-repair-caribbean-legacy-code-noir-guadeloupe-martinique
Accessed
6/20/26, 9:44 PM
Language
English
Library Catalog
The Guardian
License
Colonialism, Indigenous Rights & Decolonization
Extra
Caribbean
Citation
Gournet, M.-A. (2026, June 8). France is starting to own its role in the slave trade. Now it needs to repair its Caribbean legacy. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/08/france-slave-trade-repair-caribbean-legacy-code-noir-guadeloupe-martinique
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https://rightsandrecords.ica.org/bib/LANN7JQP