{"id":346533,"date":"2026-05-25T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-faces-calls-for-slavery-reparations-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T18:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:00:36","slug":"france-faces-calls-for-slavery-reparations-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/france-faces-calls-for-slavery-reparations-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"France faces calls for slavery reparations | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-t9zp9_rv20\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"France faces calls for slavery reparations | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-t9zp9_rv20\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>When Haiti gained independence from France in 1804 it became the first country ever to free itself from slavery, but France imposed crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence.  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