Slavery Abolition

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The 17th century law Code Noir, or Black Code, turned human beings into chattel, allowing them to be worked, beaten, sold, raped and killed - and France never formally did away with it. PARIS: For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property…

For centuries, the Atlantic Ocean symbolised separation for Africans and people of African descent in the Caribbean. It carried millions into slavery, disconnected families and cultures, and created economic systems that enriched others while leaving Africa and the Caribbean struggling with underdevelopment, dependency and fractured identities. Leaders on both sides…

(Editor’s note: This story is part of the Monitor’s summerlong series following old U.S. Route 66  from Chicago to Santa Monica, California.) Park Ranger Joseph Tonjes is standing on the steps of Abraham Lincoln’s home, giving instructions to a group of about 20 visitors: Don’t touch the furniture. Stay inside…

May. 26, 2026, 6:12 PM EDT It may seem strange that Pope Leo XIV apologized for the church’s role in slavery within his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), in which he said artificial intelligence is dangerous and must be disarmed. “It is impossible not to feel deep sorrow when contemplating…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.” Past popes have apologized for Christians’ involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.” Past popes have apologized for Christians’ involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave…

May. 25, 2026, 9:36 AM EDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.” Past popes have apologized for…

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the law recognizing slavery as a crime against humanity, May 21, 2026   -   Copyright © africanews AP Photo Last updated: 22/05 - 18:29 France French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday for his country to…

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