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jun 2, 1822 - Denmark Vesey

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Denmark Vesey was a literate, skilled carpenter and leader among African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina. He was accused and convicted of being the ringleader of "the rising," a major potential slave revolt planned for the city in June 1822; he was executed.

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jun 2, 1822
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~ 203 years ago

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