Vesey, Denmark, approximately 1767-1822
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Name (Latin)
Vesey, Denmark, approximately 1767-1822
Other forms of name
nnea Vesey, Denmark, ca. 1767-1822
Date of birth
1767
Date of death
1822-07-02
Place of death
Blake's Lands (S.C.)
Associated country
United States
Place of residence/headquarters
South Carolina
Field of activity
Antislavery movements
Associate group
Methodist Church (U.S.)
Occupation
Slaves
Carpenters
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Individual was a slave.
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Lofton, J. Insurrection in South Carolina, 1964
- LC database, Aug. 11, 1999(hdg.: Vesey, Denmark, 1767 (ca.)-1822)
- Wikipedia, Mar. 29, 2013(Denmark Vesey; planned a slave insurrection in Charleston, S.C.; executed July 2, 1822)
- African American National Biography, accessed April 07, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Vesey, Denmark; Telemaque; carpenter, slave revolt leader, slave, martyr; born c.1767 in probably Saint Thomas; purchased his freedom from lottery winnings; became a well-known and respected carpenter; converted to Christianity and became a Methodist Church member; inspired a grand scheme of resistance to South Carolina's aged slavery institution; became a martyr for the American antislavery movement and a symbol for black resistance following his alleged role as mastermind of the 1822 insurrection; died 02 July 1822 in Blake's Lands, South Carolina, United States)