![A trial at the Destrehan Plantation sentenced 45 men from the uprising to death or to go to New Orleans for future trials.](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/nearly-successful-slave-revolt-intentionally-lost-history-1.jpg)
More than 500 slaves fought for their freedom in this oft-overlooked rebellion By Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian — Two hundred and five years ago, on the night of January 8, 1811, more…
More than 500 slaves fought for their freedom in this oft-overlooked rebellion By Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian — Two hundred and five years ago, on the night of January 8, 1811, more…