How did New Orleans play a role in domestic slavery? It was a free city, attracting many people into the area that were trying to escape slavery.

It was a center of the slave trade, where most slaves in the United States were bought and sold.

It was the site of a slave revolt during the Antebellum period, leading to similar uprisings around the nation.

It served as a model of positive reforms where enslaved people enjoyed many rights and privileges.