IV 
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. 
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 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the atrocities that occurred in 1811, in Lou-
isiana, in which enslaved people revolted for freedom 
and were brutalized, terrorized, and killed in response, 
and reaffirming the commitment of the House of Rep-
resentatives 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 pas-
sage; 
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; 
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•HRES 663 IH 
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 Lou-
isiana; 
Whereas the slave revolt was led by an enslaved person by 
the name of Charles Deslondes from the Destrehan Plan-
tation; 
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 Gen-
eral Wade Hampton; 
Whereas many enslaved people were killed during the alterca-
tion 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 exe-
cuted from the Jacques Deslondes Plantation; and 
Whereas the treatment of enslaved people continued to be 
horrendous in nature, including exploitation, family sepa-
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•HRES 663 IH 
ration, rape, torture, and degradation, among other cruel-
ties: 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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