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Oct 9, 2021 · This week I am diving into the little known revolt of 1811, the largest slave revolt in American history. Estimated forces of up to 500 strong marched towards New Orleans, determined to free themselves and their brethren from the chains of slavery. Episode marked explicit due to the violence covered in the episode.
there until after the 1811 Slave Revolt, which drastically affected their lives. 3. Manuel Andry’s life is the primary subject of the project. His life is particularly important to the history of the German Coast, because he was one of the leaders of the area. As the Commandant of that area,
Other historians say the Haitian Revolution influenced slave rebellions in the U.S. as well as in British colonies. The biggest slave revolt in U.S. history was the 1811 German Coast uprising in Louisiana. This slave rebellion was put down and the punishment the slaves received was so severe that no contemporary news reports about it exist.
Slave Rebellions and Uprisings. On Sunday, August 21, 1831, Nat Turner met in the forest on the outskirts of a Virginia plantation with six fellow slaves. With swords, muskets, axes, and other improvised weapons, the men went from house to house, farmstead to farmstead killing the white residents inside. Along the way, the group collected more ...
The third notable slave rebellion was led by Nat Turner, at Southampton county, Virginia, in the summer of 1831. On the evening of August 21, Turner and a small band of slaves started their crusade against bondage, killing some 60 whites and attracting up to 75 fellow slaves to the conspiracy during the next few days.
Leaders of the Insurrection. Charles Deslondes - Enslaved on Deslondes Plantation, St. John the Baptist Parish. Learn More. Gilbert - Enslaved by Manuel Andry, St. John the Baptist Parish. Learn More. Mathurin - Enslaved by Achille Trouard, St. Charles Parish. Learn More.
On the night of January 8, 1811, up to 500 enslaved people took up arms in one of the largest slave revolts in U.S. history. The uprising began on the grounds of a plantation owned by Manuel Andry, now the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House in LaPlace, Louisiana. The group of revolutionaries marched down River Road killing two plantation owners and ...
