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Denmark Vesey was a
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03 Mar 2014, 2:20 am

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Hero, of course.

Incredible that some people still identify with the slaveowners.


This will completely blow your mind - - but I am in total agreement with you! 8O


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05 Mar 2014, 9:24 am

Here is what happened at the end

http://www3.gettysburg.edu/~tshannon/hi ... revolt.htm

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Vesey was a literate and very intelligent black man who had purchased his freedom in January of 1800; he was the only free black to take part in the revolt. The revolt was planned to occur on an unknown date in May of 1822 near Charleston, South Carolina (Sylvester, bio 231).
Vesey's views and ambitions were spurred by his work with the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the only independent black church in Charleston at the time. Within the church, Vesey gave sermons and led lessons. As a literate man, he was looked upon as a teacher. His association with the AME Church gave him an outlet to express his views of equality. (Sylvester, Bio 230-232). The strong influence that religion had on Vesey, and Vesey's biblical education are evident through the song "Go Down, Moses," which is popularly credited to Denmark Vesey:

When Israel was in Egyptland
Let my people go
Oppressed so hard they could not stand
Let my people go

Go down, Moses,
Way down in Egyptland
Tell old Pharoah,
"Let my people go!"

....Of the 130 arrested conspirators, 49 were sentenced to death and twelve were later pardoned. In the end, 36 slaves, including Peter Poyas, were hanged. Denmark Vesey was also hanged with his followers. Four white men were arrested, jailed, and fined for their roles in the revolt. The African Methodist Episcopal Church was subsequently torn down, and stricter laws were passed in many southern states to limit the movement granted and the education given to blacks in the South. Black people could no longer meet in groups for any reason without the presence of a white person; slaves could not hire out their free time; and, in South Carolina, free blacks over the age of 15 were required to have a white guardian.


The slave-owners were pooping in their pants.



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05 Mar 2014, 9:31 am

Here is the Southern Avenger's point of view:

http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/char ... id=1756179

equating Mr. Vesey with Osama bin Laden and Harry Truman. That's an interesting perspective.



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05 Mar 2014, 9:53 am

I'm with Walrus on him being a lean hero.I don't think killing kids is ever a good idea,and the women were considered property by their husbands so it seems wrong to take them out,they most likely also got beat by hubby.Whenever I think of women and kids being killed,I'm reminded of General Sheridan and the slaughter of Native women,children and the elderly.


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05 Mar 2014, 12:06 pm

They didn't actually kill anyone. And, there were actually four white guys who were convicted of conspiring with them.



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05 Mar 2014, 12:13 pm

The whites didn't get hung,seems unfair.


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05 Mar 2014, 12:16 pm

Poor guys.



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05 Mar 2014, 12:30 pm

Yeah,they had it rough.They had to pay a fine and then got to go home to their family.


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08 Mar 2014, 8:53 am

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