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Christopher II (Danish: Christoffer 2.; 29 September 1276 – 2 August 1332) was King of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death. He was a younger son of Eric V. His name is connected with national disaster, as his rule ended in a near-total dissolution of the Danish state.
- 1320–1326
- Agnes of Brandenburg
Apr 12, 2024 · Denmark Vesey, self-educated Black man who in 1822 planned the most extensive slave rebellion in U.S. history. The revolt, which was to take place in Charleston, South Carolina, was thwarted after a house servant informed white authorities. Vesey was subsequently hanged.
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Jul 19, 2022 · The man who planned the most sophisticated rebellion by enslaved people in our nation's history was remembered this weekend in Charleston on the 200 th anniversary of his failed uprising and public...
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ABSTRACT. The Vesey conspiracy was the largest in North America, yet historians have failed to establish the wider contexts for how white authorities responded to the plot. This article points to a conspiracy in Camden, South Carolina, in 1816 to argue that many of the responses to Vesey derived from participants' knowledge of Camden.
Christopher II ( Danish: Christoffer 2.; 29 September 1276 – 2 August 1332) was King of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death. He was a younger son of Eric V. His name is connected with national disaster, as his rule ended in a near-total dissolution of the Danish state.
Leader of a planned American slave revolt. A slave who had educated himself and purchased his freedom having won a street lottery, Vesey in 1822 inspired a group of slaves with the idea of seizing the arsenals of Charleston, South Carolina, as a prelude to a mass escape to the West Indies.
Oct 1, 2001 · Michael P. Johnson. Published 1 October 2001. History. William and Mary Quarterly. I N the pantheon of rebels against slavery in the United States, Denmark Vesey stands exalted. Historians celebrate this free black carpenter who organized slaves to emancipate themselves in I822 by setting fire to the city of Charleston, South Carolina, slaying ...
