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#1526Project Pointe Coupee Revolt, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Spanish Territory in April 1795 #PointeCoupeeRevolt
#1526Project #PointeCoupeeRevolt In April of 1795, rumors swirled about a slave revolt to planned during a meeting of negro slaves on the Plantation of Jacques Vignes.
#1526Project #PointeCoupeeRevolt Pointe Coupee Parish was ripe for rebellion due to its location and the enslaved largely outnumbering the white slave owners. The Parish is on the Mississippi River 150 miles north of New Orleans.
