Painting of the 1811 Slave Revolt by artist Lorraine Gendron.
Painting of the 1811 Slave Revolt by artist Lorraine Gendron.
1811 Slave Revolt begins at Andry Plantation in LaPlace with slaves marching along Mississippi River Road toward New Orleans. (Courtesy of folk artist Lorraine Gendron of Hahnville. An exhibit of the 1811 slave revolt created by Lorraine Gendron is on display at Destrehan Plantation.)
The Tribunal at Destrehan Plantation. The members composing the tribunal are Messrs. Jean-Nöel Destrehan, Alexandre LaBranche, Cabaret (Pierre-Marie Cabaret de Trépy), Adélard Fortier, and Edmond Fortier, all of whom had taken the oath prescribed in section four of the same act. (Courtesy of folk artist Lorraine Gendron of Hahnville)
Painting of the 1811 Slave Revolt by artist Lorraine Gendron.