1702 Sept : Enslaver M. de Gallifet observes that the enslaved resort to theft due to inadequate feeding and starv

1702 Sept : Enslaver M. de Gallifet observes that the enslaved resort to theft due to inadequate feeding and starvation. His reports highlighted the failure of enslavers to provide the basic requirements for survival mandated by law. The Failure of the Code Noir. Nuance: It highlights the gap between the law (the Code Noir of 1685, which mandated feeding) and the reality of enslaver greed. Enslaved people used “theft” as a survival strategy against illegal neglect.