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 …

Denmark 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 …

Denmark Vesey, a carpenter and formerly enslaved person, allegedly planned an enslaved insurrection to coincide with Bastille Day in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822. Vesey …

Nov 26, 2020 · 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 became a martyr for African-Americans and a symbol for the abolitionist movement, while the increasingly militant politics of white America dragged the country toward Civil War. KEY …

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 …

Denmark Vesey (1767 – 1822) was an African-American slave. Today, he is known for planning one of the biggest slave uprisings in the United States. The plan was found out, and he was …

Denmark Vesey Between June 19 and August 6, 1822, the Charleston, SC, Court of Magistrates and Freeholders interrogated, tortured, and tried in closed sessions over 100 African …

Jun 28, 2016 · Vesey was probably born on the Danish Caribbean sugar island of St. Thomas around 1767; the names and nationality of his parents are unknown. In 1781 he was …

Denmark Vesey (1767-1822), an African-American who fought to liberate his people from slavery, planned an abortive slave insurrection. Denmark Vesey, whose original name was …