1811 German Coast Slave Uprising
WHAT WAS IT Regarded as the largest Slave Uprising in the History of the U.S.
The 1811 German Coast Uprising was a slave revolt that took place in parts of the Territory of Orleans on January 8-10, 1811.
WHERE DID IT TAKE PLACE The revolt took place on the east coast of the Mississippi River in what are now St. John the Baptist and St. Charles parishes, Louisiana.
The German Coast (French: Côte des Allemands) was a region of early Louisiana settlement located above New Orleans on the Mississippi River — specifically, from east to west, in St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St. James parishes of present-day Acadiana.
HISTORY OF THE AREA:
Its name derived from the large population of German pioneers who were settled there in 1721 by John Law and the Company of the Indies. When the company folded in 1731, the Germans became independent land-owners. Most of the German Coast settlers hailed from the Rhineland region of Germany, the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland, and other places today called, Bayou des Allemands and Lac des Allemands. Gradually, the German immigrants intermarried with the Acadians and their descendants, and began speaking French. Together with other settlers, they helped create Cajun culture.
WHO WAS INVOLVED One of the leaders was Charles Deslondes, a free person of color from Haiti
HOW MANY PEOPLE KILLED Whites: 2
Slaves: 66 killed in battle, 16 executed, 17 escaped or dead
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In searching through some of what amount to over 66,000 slave records for Louisiana alone, there is a reference to a classification for some people which I have never heard before and can find no other reference for in searching varius dictionaries, encyclopedias, and historical documents (books).
Does anyone know what a GRIF is?
Hint: it is one reason why I have become skeptical of DNA testing.