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I highly recommend visiting the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House during your next trip to the New Orleans area! 1811kidoryhistorichouse.com
Karl from @InrangeTv was recently in town, and we visited the plantation house where the 1811 Slave Revolt began. In this video, we examine the uprising primarily from a military perspective, discussing the weaponry the enslaved army used, the tactics they employed, and the likelihood of the rebels' long-term success if their battle with the local planter militia had gone a little bit differently.
The 1811 Revolt, despite being the largest rebellion of enslaved people in American history, has not been the subject of much scholarship, and in many ways is still poorly understood. Regardless, we were surprised how much our visit forced us to rethink the conventional historical narrative. In Karl's companion video, we discuss alternative perspectives of the revolt and speculate about what truths may have been lost to history. Watch Karl's video here: youtu.be/57suMVkhwsM
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~FURTHER READING/VIEWING~
Daniel Rasmussen. American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt (2011). Harper Perennial
"Freedom or Death: The Louisiana Slave Revolt of 1811" (2019). Atun-Shei Films youtu.be/1zUPNtP3Yn0
"Creoles, Kaintucks, and the Culture War of Early New Orleans" (2020). Atun-Shei Films youtu.be/i0mDwK47Qq0
I highly recommend visiting the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House during your next trip to the New Orleans area! 1811kidoryhistorichouse.com
Karl from @InrangeTv was recently in town, and we visited the plantation house where the 1811 Slave Revolt began. In this video, we examine the uprising primarily from a military perspective, discussing the weaponry the enslaved army used, the tactics they employed, and the likelihood of the rebels' long-term success if their battle with the local planter militia had gone a little bit differently.
The 1811 Revolt, despite being the largest rebellion of enslaved people in American history, has not been the subject of much scholarship, and in many ways is still poorly understood. Regardless, we were surprised how much our visit forced us to rethink the conventional historical narrative. In Karl's companion video, we discuss alternative perspectives of the revolt and speculate about what truths may have been lost to history. Watch Karl's video here: youtu.be/57suMVkhwsM
Support Atun-Shei Films on Patreon ► patreon.com/atunsheifilms
Leave a Tip via Paypal ► paypal.me/atunsheifilms
Buy Merch ► teespring.com/stores/atun-shei-films
Official Website ► atunsheifilms.com
Original Music by Dillon DeRosa ► dillonderosa.com
~FURTHER READING/VIEWING~
Daniel Rasmussen. American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt (2011). Harper Perennial
"Freedom or Death: The Louisiana Slave Revolt of 1811" (2019). Atun-Shei Films youtu.be/1zUPNtP3Yn0
"Creoles, Kaintucks, and the Culture War of Early New Orleans" (2020). Atun-Shei Films youtu.be/i0mDwK47Qq0
