Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822.
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as Denmark Vessey
DeceasedBorn: November 16, 1939
Died: March 15, 2021
Age at death: 81
as Benjamin Hammett
DeceasedBorn: July 6, 1937
Died: June 13, 2021
Age at death: 83
as Gullah Jack
AliveBorn: August 14, 1946
Age: 80
New York City, New York, USA
as Rolla
DeceasedBorn: June 1, 1939
Died: October 22, 1992
Age at death: 53
as Captain Vesey
DeceasedBorn: December 26, 1930
Died: December 20, 2018
Age at death: 87
as Morris Brown
DeceasedBorn: July 2, 1927
Died: August 23, 2005
Age at death: 78
as Young Denmark
AliveBorn: December 31, 1969
Age: 56
United States
as Petronia
DeceasedBorn: December 31, 1938
Died: October 31, 1995
Age at death: 56
as Sandy Vessey
DeceasedBorn: May 23, 1959
Died: October 25, 2024
Age at death: 65
as Beck
DeceasedBorn: December 3, 1936
Died: July 27, 2022
Age at death: 85
as William Johnson
AliveBirth date not on record.
as George Wilson
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Peter Poyas
DeceasedBorn: January 20, 1946
Died: May 13, 2024
Age at death: 78
as Bacchus
DeceasedBorn: June 8, 1939
Died: September 20, 2017
Age at death: 78