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Denmark 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] Although the alleged plot was discovered before it could be realized, its potential scale stoked the fears of the antebellum planter class ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Denmark Vesey (born c. 1767, probably St. Thomas, Danish West Indies—died July 2, 1822, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.) was a self-educated Black man who planned the most extensive slave rebellion in U.S. history (Charleston, 1822). In 1781, while still a boy, Denmark was sold to a Bermuda slaver captain named Joseph Vesey and assumed the ...
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Denmark Vesey was born circa 1767 in the Caribbean island of St. Thomas and died July 2, 1822, in Charleston, South Carolina. Known in his early years as Telemaque, Vesey was a free Black man who organized what would have been the largest rebellion by enslaved people in the United States. Vesey's work inspired North American 19th-century Black ...
Jul 19, 2022 · Statue of Denmark Vesey at Hampton Park in Charleston, S.C. Formerly enslaved, Vesey bought his freedom with money he was allowed to earn and winnings from a lottery ticket, and he planned an ...
In 1771, fourteen-year-old Denmark Vesey was transported from St. Thomas to Cape Francais by slave trader Captain Joseph Vesey. Upon a return trip to Cape Francais, Captain Vesey was forced to ...
Denmark Vesey planned one of the largest slave insurrections in history, second only to Moses in the Bible. This 56 Bull Street residence is believed to be the home of Denmark Vesey. Reserve Your Tour 843-763-7551
In 1799, however, Denmark won $1,500 in the East Bay Street Lottery in Charleston and purchased his freedom for $600. Denmark Vesey was a highly skilled carpenter and well known within free black and slave society. According to his contemporaries, he harbored frustration at his inability to legally free his wife and children.
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