Colbert is considered to be at the initiative of the black Code, drawn up in 1685 and which has been legislated on slavery in the French colonies.
The statue of Colbert in front of the national Assembly has been covered in part with Tuesday, red paint and an inscription “Négrophobie of the State.” The perpetrator has been arrested. A minister of Louis XIV, Colbert is considered to be at the initiative of the black Code, drawn up in 1685 and which has been legislated on slavery in the French colonies.
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A video posted on Twitter by the “Brigade antinégrophobie” shows the author of the tag to be arrested by the police and to justify himself : “that is forbidden, it is racism. This man [Colbert] made the apology to the négrophobie”.
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In the wake of the protests, anti-racism in the world following the death of the American George Floyd, monuments and statues related to the history of French colonialism or the slave trade find themselves again at the centre of a controversy about historical memory.
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The pedestal of the statue of general Faidherbe in the centre of Lille, has been tagged Sunday, of the words “colon” and “assassin” appear in red, following a demonstration to demand his withdrawal from the public space.
