Yaphet Kotto
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Feb 17, 1982 · Denmark Vessey (Yaphet Kotto) was brought to America as a child slave. He was able to buy his freedom but his woman and son remain slaves. He is a church leader and plans a slave revolt. Mr. Benjamin (Ned Beatty) is a local city leader advocating for restricting and banishing the freed blacks.
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- Drama
- Stan Lathan
- 1982-02-17
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion is a 1982 television film about Denmark Vesey, a literate skilled carpenter and former slave who planned a slave rebellion in 1822 in Charleston, South Carolina. Denmark Vesey's Rebellion was produced by WPBT and PBS, and Yaphet Kotto played Vesey.
Sep 27, 2021 · In 1822, Vessey organizes a slave rebellion in Charleston. Planning to hijack a ship and sail for Santo Domingo, he is fully aware that blood will be shed, but he and his followers are willing to die on their feet rather than live on their knees. Director: Stan Lathan. Writer: William Hauptman.
Denmark Vessey (Yaphet Kotto, in his usual greatness)– a formerly enslaved person who purchased his own freedom and later became a craftsman and preacher– risked everything to ensure other people were freed by planning a slave rebellion. The made-for-TV movie recounts his acts of immeasurable heroism brick by brick.
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion. View more photos. Movie Info. Synopsis A man risks his life to free slaves in Charleston, S.C., in 1822. Director. Stan Lathan....
- Drama
- Yaphet Kotto
- Stan Lathan
Currently you are able to watch "A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion" streaming on Tubi TV for free with ads or buy it as download on Amazon Video. It is also possible to rent "A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion" on Amazon Video online.
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A PBS film that tells the fascinating true story of Denmark Vessey, a free Black man in Charleston, S.C., who attempted to lead a Black rebellion that fails before it starts. The cast is extraordinary.
