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Denmark Vesey

by David M. Robertson · 1999 · 224 pages

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In this balanced and gracefully written biography, Robertson profiles Denmark Vesey, who, with five others, was hanged in 1822 for planning the largest slave rebellion in history. of photos.

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Subject
historybiography
Themes
slaveryafrican american
Setting
charlestonsouth carolinaUSA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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