When I first started researching the 1811 revolt, there was almost nothing on the internet on the topic. The bicentennial has brought new found attention to the event, and I wanted to link to some of the great new websites that are sharing the story of the revolt.
As an exercise early on in my research, I decided to write the Wikipedia page for the uprising (shockingly, there was no page on the event in 2009). You can read that page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811_German_Coast_Uprising
A group of Tulane University students working on a service learning project have assembled a great website at www.1811slaverevolt.com. The website provides a comprehensive bibliography of sources as well as a few other extras that should prove a great resource to scholars.
Though the revolt has been forgotten almost everywhere else in the country, a small group of community activists on the German Coast have fought to preserve the stories and memories of the event. The best way to experience this grassroots history and memory-keeping is through Leon Waters’ Hidden History Tours. I encourage anyone visiting New Orleans to take Mr. Waters’ excellent tour of the sites of the 1811 revolt. Find his site here: http://www.historyhidden.net/.
Finally, you can find some of the original court transcripts uploaded online to the Louisiana Digital Library. Find those cases here: http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=any&CISOBOX1=slave+1811&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP2=all&CISOBOX2=slave+insurrections+–+louisiana+–+history+–+19th+century&CISOFIELD2=subjec&CISOROOT=/LSU_CFF,/LPC,/lapur,/LCT,/LPH,/SartainEngravings&t=s.
