c. 1686–c. 1755
Biography · Resistance
Denmark Vesey
c. 1767–1822
United States
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Biography
A formerly enslaved carpenter who purchased his freedom, Vesey planned a large-scale 1822 rebellion in South Carolina that was betrayed before it could begin.
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