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Freedom fighter Denmark Vesey is being honored in the same city where he was executed
Denmark Vesey was a freeman who organized a slave rebellion that was thwarted when news of it was leaked. He ultimately was hanged. A bicentennial celebration was held earlier in July for Vesey.
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Freedom fighter Denmark Vesey is being honored in the same city where he was executed | WUNC
His statue, away from the city's tourist district, has been vandalized. But Vesey's story as a freedom fighter is being told 200 years later.
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Denmark Vesey's slave revolt was thwarted. His legacy is honored : NPR
Statue of Denmark Vesey at Hampton Park in Charleston, S.C. Formerly enslaved, Vesey bought his freedom with money he was allowed to earn and winnings from a lottery ticket, and he planned an ...
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Denmark Vesey is honored. His slave revolt was thwarted and he was executed.
Statue of Denmark Vesey at Hampton Park in Charleston, S.C. Formerly enslaved, Vesey bought his freedom with money he was allowed to earn and winnings from a lottery ticket, and he planned an ...