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    Denmark Vesey (also Telemaque) (c. 1767–July 2, 1822) was a free Black and community leader in Charleston, South Carolina, who was accused and convicted...
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    The Denmark Vesey Monument is a monumental statue in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The monument was erected in 2014 in Hampton Park and honors...
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  • amateur architect Denmark Vesey (c. 1767–1822), American rebel slave Elizabeth Vesey (1750–1791), English socialite and writer Gerald Vesey (1832–1915), English...
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  • was organized by an enslaved man named Denmark Vesey or Telemaque. Historian Douglas Egerton suggested that Vesey could be of Coromantee (an Akan-speaking...
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    Commonly known as the Denmark Vesey House, the house located at 56 Bull Street in Charleston, South Carolina was for a long time thought to be the house...
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    harassment. In June 1822, Denmark Vesey, one of the church's founders, was implicated in an alleged slave revolt plot. Vesey and five other organizers...
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    of a massive planned slave uprising, to be led by Denmark Vesey, a literate free man of color. Vesey and numerous other free blacks and slaves were quickly...
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    Court had the ability to review state criminal proceedings. In 1822, Denmark Vesey, a free man of color, and several others were charged with allegedly...
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  • A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion is a 1982 television film about Denmark Vesey, a literate skilled carpenter and former slave who planned a...
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    for liberation were Denmark Vesey's slave revolt in South Carolina in 1822 and Nat Turner's Rebellion in Virginia in 1831. Vesey and Turner were ministers...
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