New Orleans Slave Revolt

Despite what some officials in Florida want to teach, not all enslaved people appreciated the job training they were getting from their benevolent overseers. In fact there were numerous rebellions. The largest one was in 1811 outside of New Orleans. 

The map above is from a story in Nola.com about a reenactment of the rebellion a few years ago. The action had been planned for a long time and began when the plantation owner's slave driver led about two dozen people broke into the house, killed the owner's son and took uniforms and arms from the store house. They planned to march 41 miles east to New Orleans and overthrow the local government but were stopped by the military in Kenner and forced to turn back. A few escaped but most were killed or recaptured.