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French lawmakers voted 254-0 to finally repeal the Code Noir, a 1685 law that classified enslaved people as property and had survived 176 years after slavery ended. The unanimous decision marks a symbolic step toward confronting France's colonial past. ##
A groundbreaking exhibition in Western Australia is rewriting colonial history by centering Indigenous voices that were deliberately overlooked for 140 years. Seven Menang elders are sharing their oral histories to complete the story of Albany, Australia's first colonial settlement.
A historical romance set in 1930s Taiwan has become the first Mandarin Chinese novel to win the International Booker Prize. Author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King share the prestigious award for their captivating story about language, power, and colonial history.
France is transforming its relationship with Africa, moving beyond colonial history to focus on youth partnerships, innovation and diaspora investment. The Africa Forward summit in Nairobi marks France's first major gathering in English-speaking Africa.
Archaeologists in Chile discovered a ceremonial silver coin placed in 1584 by Spanish colonists, found in the exact spot where 440-year-old writings said it would be. The discovery confirms historical accounts and opens new doors to understanding a tragic settlement lost to time.
Workers installing an elevator in Uruguay's historic Cabildo Museum uncovered a hidden water source that may solve mysteries about how colonial Montevideo survived sieges. The 18th-century discovery is rewriting the city's early history.
The southern Taiwanese city of Chiayi hosted this year's Taiwan Lantern Festival with a stunning 21-meter light show celebrating centuries of Taiwan-Japan cultural connections. The five-minute spectacle took visitors on a time-traveling journey through the region's rich indigenous and colonial history.
Germany is launching a national coordination council to oversee the return of artworks, artifacts, and human remains taken during colonial times. The move builds on years of work already underway to reunite African nations with their stolen cultural heritage.
A massive ceremonial drum looted in 1916 is finally going home to Ivory Coast, part of France's new push to return hundreds of stolen African artifacts. The three-meter drum will take center stage in a new museum in Abidjan.
More than a century after British forces looted precious artifacts from Benin City, Cambridge University is finally sending them home. The return marks a major victory in the global movement to restore Africa's cultural heritage.
A newly published book reveals the untold story of V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, who endured brutal prison labor for four years rather than abandon his fight against British colonial rule. Fellow prisoners were so moved by his suffering that they secretly helped him whenever guards looked away.