The Mina were a well-organized
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community of people in
Louisiana
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enslaved from the
Bight of Benin and sharing a common language, most likely a dialect of
Ewe or
Gen
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The Mina
As part of how some Louisiana slave-holders managed enslaved people at the time, the maintenance of African linguistic–ethnic communities was tolerated and even encouraged.
The Pointe Coupée Mina community arose following their enslavement and importation into Louisiana following 1782.
Among enslaved Africans whose ethnicity was recorded in official documents between 1719 and 1820, Mina were the third-largest enslaved ethnic group in Louisiana.
Many Mina took part in the
Pointe Coupée Slave Conspiracy of 1791
On June 25, 1791, a group of enslaved Mina gathered on the estate of the widow Robillard in New Roads, Pointe Coupée Parish. Jean-Louis, who was enslaved there, organized regular balls for Mina men. During the gathering, a plan was made for th ...
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See also
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Pointe Coupée Slave Conspiracy of 1795
The Pointe Coupée Slave Conspiracy of 1795 was an attempted slave rebellion which took place in Spanish Louisiana in 1795. It has attracted a lot of attention and been the subject of much historical research. It was preceded by the Pointe Coupée ...
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