France : Pour l’humoriste Dieudonné le Code noir aurait dû être annulé, pas abrogé
At the end of May 2026, members of the French National Assembly unanimously repealed the Code Noir, a set of texts dating from the 17th and 18th centuries that regulated slavery in French colonies. Many welcomed the repeal of the Code Noir, but not Dieudonné.
Invited to the digital channel "Oui Hustle", the comedian indicated that this Code should be purely and simply cancelled.
"This is the worst text in the entire history of humanity."
“The real denier is the French state, which has just voted to abolish the Code Noir. How is it possible to abolish the Code Noir? For those who don’t know, the Code Noir was a code that regulated the trade in Black slaves. It gave them the status of chattel. It’s the worst text in the entire history of humanity. How is it possible to abolish this Code and not simply cancel it?” asks the Franco-Cameroonian comedian.
He points out that Jewish laws between 1939-1945 were repealed.
By not doing the same for the Code Noir, the French Parliament accepts that "at one point this Code was legal." This is not normal, argues Dieudonné, who is convinced that it cannot be considered legal at any time to treat a Black person as chattel.
"Following the triangular trade and the abolition of slavery, slave owners were compensated..."
French MPs would therefore have been better off cancelling this Code, believes the comedian, who is not necessarily surprised by its repeal.
"Following the triangular trade and the abolition of slavery, slave owners were compensated. If we cancel this Code Noir, they will have to return this money or make amends," Dieudonné believes.
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