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Denmark Vesey's plan
1822
Hampton Park, Charleston
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A carpenter who had bought his freedom with lottery winnings organised what may have been the largest planned revolt in American history before it was betrayed. Thirty-five men were hanged. The city razed the AME church he helped found, and banned Black congregations from meeting without white supervision.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
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