Denmark Vesey
By: Lillie J. Edwards.
Series: Black Americans of achievement
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
Subjects: Vesey, Denmark, ca. 1767-1822 -- Juvenile literature.; Vesey, Denmark, ca. 1767-1822.; Slaves -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Slaves.; African Americans -- Biography.; Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Slave Insurrection, 1822 -- Juvenile literature.; Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Slave insurrection, 1822.
Description: A biography of the black freedom whose planned slave revolt in 1822, while never materializing, caused South Carolina to pass severe laws restricting the education, movement, and occupation of free blacks and slaves.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 106).