Vesey was raised in slavery in the Virgin Islands among newly imported Africans. He was the personal servant of slavetrader Captain Joseph Vesey, who settled in Charleston in 1783. Denmark remained with him until in 1799, when he was able to purchase his freedom with a winning lottery ticket worth $1500. He became a successful carpenter, especially among Charleston's majority black population. Beginning in December 1821, Vesey began to organize a slave rebellion. - NPS
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1821/12/00 | Denmark Vesey begins executing plans for a Slave Revolt | Home Locale | Denmark Vesey House | Charleston, SC | Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt | ||
| 1822/00/00 | AME church is burned after slave revolt plot was discovered. | Revolt Leader | Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church | Charleston, SC | Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt | ||
| 1822/07/02 | Denmark Vesey is executed | Died | Denmark Vesey Slave Revolt |
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