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Bookmark or Share- Denmark Vesey in Charleston: Slave Revolt That Didn't Happen - TIMEThat’s a question that confronts historians who study the story of Denmark Vesey, a black carpenter who bought his freedom after winning the lottery and then secretly plotted a slave...
- 200 Years Later, Charleston Honors Denmark Vesey’s Attempted UprisingDenmark Vesey, a formerly enslaved man who bought his freedom after winning the lottery, tried to organize a slave rebellion in Charleston, S.C., in 1822, making plans to execute white...
- Denmark Vesey - U.S. National Park ServiceDenmark Vesey, a carpenter and formerly enslaved person, allegedly planned an enslaved insurrection to coincide with Bastille Day in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822. Vesey modeled his rebellion after the successful 1791 slave revolution in Haiti.
- Denmark Vesey | Biography, Slave Rebellion, Death, & FactsDenmark Vesey, self-educated Black man who in 1822 planned the most extensive slave rebellion in U.S. history. The revolt, which was to take place in Charleston, South Carolina, was thwarted after a house servant informed white authorities. Vesey was subsequently hanged.
- Denmark Vesey - WikipediaDenmark Vesey (also Telemaque) (c. 1767 –July 2, 1822) was a free Black man and community leader in Charleston, South Carolina, who was accused and convicted of planning a major slave revolt in 1822. [1]
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