and so i m very excited to be here on january 8, the 200th anniversary for when they launched a revolution and try to conquer new orleans. you might be wondering, why did the slaves pic january 8, 1811, 200 years ago today? or three reasons the slaves chose january peak, 1811. let me describe to you a scene. 1811, the planters gathered, cut open a king cake. it was an epiphany. after cutting open the king cake, the dancing began. they danced english dances, french dances, men spoke to gamble at the tables outside the room. you never saw anything more brilliant or at a french colonial aired at 3:00 in the morning they would bring an turtling gumbo served at huge tables of 70 people each. after the initial parties, many planters would go on to mixed-race and other such celebrations. when william claiborne the american governor took over control of the city in 1804, french planters and 49 the only way they could win the royalty was to have a party. i reach her description of wha