On the night of Jan. 8, 1811, Charles Deslondes led the largest known uprising of enslaved people in American history.
More than 500 people participated in what’s now known as the German Coast uprising.
Despite the significance of the event, it was almost lost to history.
Rhae Lynn Barnes is an associate professor of history at Princeton University and has spent years researching the rebellion. She joins us for more on the men who died fighting for their freedom and the uprising’s legacy today.
Today’s episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and assistant producer is Aubry Procell. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman.
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