Thursday, February 26, 2015

John Malveaux: HistoryOfStCharlesParish.org: The 1811 German Coast Uprising was a revolt of black slaves in parts of the Territory of Orleans

1811 Slave Revolt

John Malveaux of 
writes:

The 1811 German Coast Uprising was a revolt of black slaves in parts of the Territory of Orleans on January 8–10, 1811. The uprising occurred on the east bank of the Mississippi River in what are now St. John the Baptist and St. Charles Parishes, Louisiana. See http://www.historyofstcharlesparish.org/index.php/19th-century/the-territorial-period-1803-1812/slave-revolt

John Malveaux

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