oct 1, 1822 - Denmark Vesey's failed rebellion

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Denmark Vesey and other Black religious leaders urged enslaved Africans to rebel against their oppressors; however, they were betrayed and their rebellion was crushed. The Whites later burned the African Church. The event demonstrates the importance of religion as a unifying factor to slaves and the rising tensions between Whites and African Americans.

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