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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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Vesey
see synonyms of vesey Caribbean-born American insurrectionist. A freed slave in South Carolina, he organized a large, unsuccessful slave uprising and was hanged. The event led to more stringent slave codes in many Southern states.
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