Enslaved laborers led by Charles Deslondes launch the largest slave revolt in U.S. history, marching toward New Orleans along the German Coast of Louisiana.
At a Glance
- Date
- 8 January 1811
- Location
- St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
- Key people
- Charles Deslondes
- Category
- Abolition & Slavery
- Source
- Louisiana territorial records (1811) · Britannica
What It Meant Then
Though brutally suppressed, it demonstrated organized resistance on American soil.
What It Means Now
The 1811 uprising is increasingly recognized in public memory and reenactment.
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