6.9 f., 6.10 b. African Slavery in French Colonial Louisiana
Enslaved Africans and people of African descent played key roles in nearly every aspect of the development of Louisiana.
slave insurrections
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History
Slave Insurrections in Louisiana
Slavery existed in Louisiana from its earliest origins as a French colony through the Confederacy's defeat in the Civil War. Slave insurrections, however, were unusual events.
History
Slavery in French Colonial Louisiana
As early as 1699, when Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville first began to develop the French colony of Louisiana, he petitioned the king to allow a slaving expedition to the west coast of Africa to procure captive laborers.
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