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Treatment of slaves was so bad in Haiti that King Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir in 1685 which limited offenses to only simple… - Beatings - Brandin

Treatment of slaves was so bad in Haiti that King Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir in 1685 which limited offenses to only simple… - Beatings - Brandings - Cutting of ears - Cutting of hamstrings - Not selling you away from your children and wife (if you were permitted to be married) - Death sentences (addition) Source: https://revolution.chnm.org/d/335/ https://revolution.chnm.org/d/335/ “When slaves left the plantations or disobeyed their masters, they were subject to whipping or to more extreme torture such as castration or burning, the punishment being both a personal lesson and a warning for other slaves. King Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir in 1685 in an attempt to regulate such violence and the treatment of slaves in general in the colony, but masters openly and consistently broke the code. During the 18th century, local legislation reversed parts of it.”

walkhour 4y ago
What you mention regarding the king trying to regulate the situation is not in contradiction with France simply being more concerned with human rights than other countries. Do we know how slaves were treated in other areas ( Africa, the Middle East, South America,...)? I find it hard to believe they were any better. The fact that they tried to improve the slave's conditions doesn't prove they were a particularly cruel country for the time. More slaves were brought to the Middle East than to America, Where are those slave's descendants? Why didn't they revolt?
- orwin 4y ago
  You have to read about mameluks (the litterature is quite complete, and as some of them could write, you can have the slave point of view on slavery). That will answer most of your questions, and you won't have to trust a random commentator like me (i only know of the end of the mameluk Bajri and the impact it had on west European powers)
- hemreldop 4y ago

walkhour 4y ago

What you mention regarding the king trying to regulate the situation is not in contradiction with France simply being more concerned with human rights than other countries. Do we know how slaves were treated in other areas ( Africa, the Middle East, South America,...)? I find it hard to believe they were any better. The fact that they tried to improve the slave's conditions doesn't prove they were a particularly cruel country for the time. More slaves were brought to the Middle East than to America, Where are those slave's descendants? Why didn't they revolt?

orwin 4y ago
You have to read about mameluks (the litterature is quite complete, and as some of them could write, you can have the slave point of view on slavery). That will answer most of your questions, and you won't have to trust a random commentator like me (i only know of the end of the mameluk Bajri and the impact it had on west European powers)
hemreldop 4y ago