The Women of 1811
We know the names of Charles Deslondes, Cook, and Gilbert. But In 1811, Francoise, Marie Rose, and Lucy also risked their lives to fight for freedom in the largest enslaved revolt in U.S. history: the German Coast Uprising. These are their stories.
Archaeology at Woodland Plantation
Do you recognize this object? It’s a cylinder about an inch long, made out of fired clay, with a hole running through the center.
The Edgard Rosenwald School
From June 30, 1921 to July 1 , 1922, the Black
community of Edgard and Wallace invested
$1500 (today $28,041.88) into building a new
school for their children.
Discovering Lucy: Women of 1811
Lucy, an enslaved woman on Antoine Philippon’s plantation, is the first woman to be researched in depth by historians at The Descendants Project.