History
Domestic Slave Trade
The domestic slave trade, central to the economic growth of Louisiana, destroyed enslaved people’s families, wreaked havoc in their communities, and killed many, despite their attempts to resist.
William D. Jones
Government, Politics & Law
Freedmen’s Bureau in Louisiana
After the Civil War, the Freedmen’s Bureau sought to provide social services to newly freed people, regulate contracts between laborers and employers, and protect citizens’ civil rights.
History
Home Colonies
After the Civil War, the federal government briefly operated places of refuge for sick, injured, and elderly formerly enslaved people that proved both benevolent and coercive.
History
Ozeme Carriere
Ozeme Carriere led one thousand guerilla fighters, including enslaved people and free people of color, in resisting the Confederate draft.
Government, Politics & Law
Pierre Caliste Landry
Born enslaved in Ascension Parish, Pierre Caliste Landry became the first Black mayor in the United States in 1868.
Government, Politics & Law
Revolt Aboard the Ship Creole
The rebellion of enslaved people aboard the ship Creole resulted in the self-liberation of more than 120 people.
History
Solomon Northup
Solomon Northup, a free Black New Yorker, was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841, spending twelve years enslaved on Louisiana plantations before regaining his freedom.
The Rost Home Colony
The rise and fall of a Reconstruction experiment
Widow’s Mite
Freedwoman Eliza Dorsey’s struggle for a Civil War pension
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