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  1. Denmark Vesey (also Telemaque) (c. 1767 –July 2, 1822) was a free Black man and community leader in Charleston, South Carolina, who was accused and convicted of planning a major slave revolt in 1822. [1]

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  2. Denmark Vesey (born c. 1767, probably St. Thomas, Danish West Indies—died July 2, 1822, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.) was a self-educated Black man who planned the most extensive slave rebellion in U.S. history (Charleston, 1822).

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  3. Denmark Martin Vessey (born August 28, 1984) is an American rapper and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He is also a member of hip hop duo Crown Nation with Quelle Chris. He was named after Denmark Vesey, leader of a slave revolt planned in 1822 in Charleston, South Carolina; it was interrupted before any actions took place.

  4. Denmark Vesey (1767 – 1822) was an African-American slave. Today, he is known for planning one of the biggest slave uprisings in the United States. The plan was found out, and he was arrested. Together, with the other leaders of the rebellion, he was executed.

  5. Denmark Vesey, a carpenter and formerly enslaved person, allegedly planned an enslaved insurrection to coincide with Bastille Day in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822. Vesey modeled his rebellion after the successful 1791 slave revolution in Haiti.

  6. The Denmark Vesey Monument is a monumental statue in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The monument was erected in 2014 in Hampton Park and honors Denmark Vesey, a freedman who lived in Charleston and was executed in 1822 for plotting a slave revolt. It was designed by American sculptor Ed Dwight.

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  8. In 1771, fourteen-year-old Denmark Vesey was transported from St. Thomas to Cape Francais by slave trader Captain Joseph Vesey. Upon a return trip to Cape Francais, Captain Vesey was forced to...

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