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Significats de vesey en anglès

United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822)

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        Examples for "Denmark Vesey"
        Examples for "Denmark Vesey"
        1
        The three best known insurrections were those led by Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey, and Nat Turner.
        The Black Experience in America
        2
        Not so with Denmark Vesey.
        Black Rebellion: Five Slave Revolts
        3
        The death of Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner proved long since to the Negro the present hopelessness of physical defence.
        The Souls of Black Folk
        4
        Later, Nat Turner led a bloody slave revolt while Denmark Vesey plotted one, both citing Christian visions as their motivation.
        Ebony
        5
        But among all the reports there are only two sentences which really reveal the secret soul of Denmark Vesey, and show his impulses and motives.
        Black Rebellion: Five Slave Revolts
        Ús de vesey en anglès
        1
        Rookie Jimmy Vesey scored a contested goal 33 seconds after Kulemin's goal.
        Reuters
        2
        Indeed I think both her and Mr. Vesey better than last winter.
        The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
        3
        Vesey reached out and took the cablegram from the m. e.'s hand.
        Whirligigs
        4
        Valentine Drake and Mrs. Vesey gave her no leisure for lesser ones.
        The Pool in the Desert
        5
        Come in, Laura, come in, and wake Mrs. Vesey with the piano.
        The Woman in White
        6
        Eichel assisted on Vesey's tally to extend his point streak to nine games.
        Reuters
        7
        Vesey was the missionary of the cause, but Peter was the organizing mind.
        Black Rebellion: Five Slave Revolts
        8
        Even Mrs. Vesey noticed it when she entered the room a moment after.
        The Woman in White
        9
        But when he got his chance in the shootout, Vesey applied the silencer.
        Reuters
        10
        Mrs. Vesey took opposite measures, and the Club laid bets on the result.
        The Pool in the Desert
        11
        See Carr v. Lord Errol, 14 Vesey, and Rowland v. Morgan.
        The Eustace Diamonds
        12
        A man had seen her go out the Vesey street door.
        The Bradys and the Girl Smuggler; Or, Working for the Custom Hou...
        13
        Walking up Vesey Street, Richard found himself directly opposite the post-office.
        Richard Dare's Venture; Or, Striking Out for Himself
        14
        When their impatience could stand it no longer, Vesey was sent to Capt.
        Cowmen and Rustlers: A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges
        15
        Of course; if you know anything about Duke Vesey, you know he's square.
        Cowmen and Rustlers: A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges
        16
        After the plot was reported, Vesey was hanged and the church was burned.
        The Guardian