Performers in a reenactment of an 1811 slave rebellion marched through LaPlace, La., on Friday.
"LaPLACE, La. — The insurgents, dressed in the linen uniforms of slaves and wielding clubs and guns, swarmed the sprawling white plantation house and attacked its owner. The anger and resentment that had grown over years of oppression had boiled over into an uprising. The rebels and slave owner were performers — actors, students, engineers and teachers who had been enlisted in the ambitious undertaking on Friday to recreate a rebellion in 1811 in which some 500 enslaved people of African descent marched from the sugar plantations along River Road to New Orleans. The re-enactment, led by the New York artist Dread Scott, excavated the memory of an event that organizers saw as an inspiring display of courage. The uprising ultimately ended in bloodshed and settled into a chapter of history that was largely ignored for two centuries. ..."
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NY Times: With a Slave Rebellion Re-enactment, an Artist Revives Forgotten History
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Hundreds March In Reenactment Of A Historic, But Long Forgotten Slave Rebellion (Audio)
The former slave who opened the first French Market coffee stand
In the 1811 rebellion, slaves killed a plantation owner and his son and then set off toward New Orleans, carrying weapons and recruiting others as they marched.
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