On this day, 8 January 1811, possibly the biggest uprising of enslaved people in United States history took place on the Louisiana coast. Hundreds of enslaved people attacked their masters, then marched towards New Orleans, carrying banners, drums and farm tools as weapons. They burned plantations and recruited more rebels on their way, and despite their lack of firearms they fought the local militia. Their advance was eventually stopped when a second brigade arrived from the Baton Rouge.
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Pictured: A painting of the revolt by Lorraine Gendron https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1625592550959222/?type=3