Remembering the 1811 German Coast Uprising, the Largest Slave Rebellion in U.S. History

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On January 8, 1811, along the sugar plantations of Louisiana’s German Coast, enslaved Africans rose up in one of the boldest acts of resistance in American history. Led by Charles Deslondes, the uprising would become the largest slave rebellion in the United States, lasting two days and leaving a mark that still resonates today, 215 […]
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