On this day in 1822, revolutionary Denmark Vesey planned a slave revolt to take place in South Carolina, intending for thousands of slaves to kill their masters and sail to Haiti; instead, he was betrayed by slaves and executed.
Denmark Vesey (c. 1767 - 1822) was a literate, skilled carpenter and community leader among in Charleston, South Carolina. Likely born into slavery in St. Thomas, Vesey was enslaved by Captain Joseph Vesey in Bermuda.
At the age of 32, he won a lottery and bought his freedom, but was unable to buy the freedom of his wife and children. In 1818 he co-founded an African Methodist Episcopal (AME) congregation in the city, which enjoyed the support of local white clergy. The church attracted 1,848 members, making it the second-largest AME congregation in the nation.
Vesey reportedly began planning the insurrection to take place on Bastille Day, July 14th, 1822, a date notable for its association with the French Revolution, whose victors had abolished slavery in Saint-Domingue.
News of the plan was said to be spread among thousands of black people throughout Charleston and for tens of miles through plantations along the Carolina coast. Two slaves opposed to Vesey's scheme, George Wilson and Joe LaRoche, gave the first specific testimony about a coming uprising to Charleston officials, saying an uprising was planned for July 14th.
In June, Vesey was formally accused of being the leader in "the rising". He was convicted and quickly executed on July 2nd.
In the aftermath of Vesey's and others' convictions, authorities blamed "black religion" for contributing to the uprising, noting Vesey's role in the AME church.
The reverend of the church was driven out of the state. Charleston officials ordered the large congregation to be dispersed and the church building to be razed. No black church officially met in Charleston until after the Civil War.
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Loved how not-israelis fucked themselves over by agreeing with lex plan distract superman. Like congrats instead of just getting relatively unschated because superman is so powerful he doesnt need to hurt anyone to stop wars, you instead get a bunch of superheroes who are far more willing to kill and hurt human soldiers.
I hadn't considered it but you're 100% right about that.
Speaking of this movie,
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It's definitely 100% about I/P right? I'm seeing people say the script is older than that and obviously the villains are sort of Russia coded, but close US ally using billions in US weapons to invade a country full of civilians surrounded by fence? Come on. I'm seeing that Gunn is saying it's not intended as an allegory for Israel but it's hard not to read it that way. Is that just an excuse to keep political complaints away?spoiler
Jimmy also said lex luthor wants to build a "techno utopia" that resembles trump rambling about how he wants to make Gaza trumpland.Either way regardless of Gunn intentions (i cant read minds), seeing r/israel getting mad at it is great