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Значения термина Denmark Vesey на английском

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

        Использование термина Denmark Vesey на английском
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        The three best known insurrections were those led by Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey, and Nat Turner.
        The Black Experience in America
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        Not so with Denmark Vesey.
        Black Rebellion: Five Slave Revolts
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        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
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        Later, Nat Turner led a bloody slave revolt while Denmark Vesey plotted one, both citing Christian visions as their motivation.
        Ebony
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        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
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        These were led by Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey, and Nat Turner and occurred within the short span between 1800 and 1831.
        The Black Experience in America
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        In Charleston, South Carolina, a young slave named Denmark Vesey won $1,500 in a lottery with which he purchased his freedom.
        The Black Experience in America
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        Denmark Vesey had come very near figuring as a revolutionist in Hayti, instead of South Carolina.
        Black Rebellion: Five Slave Revolts
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        Denmark Vesey - one of the church's founders - was a leader of a failed slave revolt in 1822.
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