Denmark Vesey
- ISBN-10
- 067944288X
- ISBN-13
- 9780679442882
- Series
- Denmark Vesey
- Pages
- 202
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Author
- David Robertson
Description
A biography of the Black freedom fighter who planned the largest slave revolt in 1822 details the aftermath of the failed insurrection, including Vesey's trial and execution
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- 2009-10-07
- 222 pages
- Ebook
- Vintage
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