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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 663 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 663

Condemning the atrocities that occurred in 1811, in Louisiana, in which 
 enslaved people revolted for freedom and were brutalized, terrorized, 
and killed in response, and reaffirming the commitment of the House of 
  Representatives in combating hatred, injustice, and White supremacy.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 25, 2023

 Mr. Carter of Louisiana submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Condemning the atrocities that occurred in 1811, in Louisiana, in which 
 enslaved people revolted for freedom and were brutalized, terrorized, 
and killed in response, and reaffirming the commitment of the House of 
  Representatives in combating hatred, injustice, and White supremacy.

Whereas human beings were systematically taken from the continent of Africa and 
        against their will forced onto ships through what is known today as the 
        middle passage;
Whereas the horrific act of slavery impacted race relations in the United States 
        and shaped the geographic, political, social, and economic conditions of 
        Black people in ways that are still relevant today;
Whereas slave labor was critical to the functioning of many farms and 
        plantations and therefore was critical to the development of the United 
        States economy as a whole;
Whereas, in 1811, from January 8 to January 10, the largest slave uprising in 
        the United States occurred in Louisiana;
Whereas the slave revolt was led by an enslaved person by the name of Charles 
        Deslondes from the Destrehan Plantation;
Whereas the insurrection began at the plantation of Manuel Andry in St. John the 
        Baptist Parish;
Whereas 500 enslaved people rebelled against their owners and walked downstream 
        toward New Orleans recruiting additional enslaved people;
Whereas the enslaved people were stopped where what is now known as Jefferson 
        Parish after a rough battle against the local militia and troops under 
        the command of General Wade Hampton;
Whereas many enslaved people were killed during the altercation or deemed 
        missing;
Whereas dozens of enslaved people were condemned to death, executed, and 
        beheaded at the plantations to which they belonged;
Whereas the heads were planted on stakes at places where each of the enslaved 
        people had undergone punishment;
Whereas in New Orleans, St. Charles parish, St. John the Baptist Parish and St. 
        James Parish people were executed from the Jacques Deslondes Plantation; 
        and
Whereas the treatment of enslaved people continued to be horrendous in nature, 
        including exploitation, family separation, rape, torture, and 
        degradation, among other cruelties: Now, therefore, be it--
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the acts of chattel slavery against human 
        lives and acknowledges the lasting impact that this incident 
        has had on the Black community around the Nation and in 
        Louisiana;
            (2) honors the memory of the brave souls who stood up 
        against White supremacy and demanded freedom;
            (3) expresses support for the designation of a national day 
        of remembrance for the victims of forced migration of Black 
        people throughout United States history; and
            (4) reaffirms the commitment of the Federal Government to 
        combat White supremacy and seek reconciliation for racial 
        injustice.
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