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Denmark Vesey

c. 1767 – 1822

Charleston, South Carolina

A free Black carpenter and AME lay preacher in Charleston, Vesey was hanged on July 2, 1822, accused of planning a large slave uprising; historians debate how real the alleged plot was.

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Sunday service at Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, 2017; Vesey helped found the congregation in 1818
Credit: Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress. License: Public domain (Highsmith Archive, no known restrictions).

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Sources

  1. Douglas R. Egerton, South Carolina Encyclopedia, "Vesey, Denmark" (Scholarly)
  2. National Park Service, "Denmark Vesey" (Primary source)
  3. Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, TeachingHistory.org, "Denmark Vesey" (Beyond the Textbook) (Scholarly)

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