5/22/2023 0 Comments How to plan a reenactment![]() SRR animated a suppressed history of people with an audacious plan to organize, take up arms and seize Orleans Territory, to fight not just for their own individual emancipation, but to end slavery. ![]() Our reenactment restaged and reinterpreted Deslondes’ German Coast Uprising of 1811-the largest rebellion of enslaved people in United States history, which took place upriver from New Orleans. It had a small but real chance of succeeding-what would that have meant for US and world history? Understanding that the past was not predetermined opens the ability for people to dream “what if?” for the future. ![]() Their rebellion is a profound “what if?” story. We were performing Slave Rebellion Reenactment (SRR), a community engaged performance spanning 24 miles over two days, through the River Parishes outside New Orleans and culminating in the city itself.Ĭharles Deslondes, Gilbert, Quamana, Marie Rose, and the many enslaved people who were part of the 1811 revolt are unsung heroes: their vision, if known, can inspire many. Hundreds of reenactors echoed these chants of self-liberated, formerly enslaved people as they marched to seize Orleans territory in 1811. On to New Orleans! Freedom or death! We’re going to end slavery! Join Us!
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