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Film / 1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Directed by
Stan Lathan
Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822.
The story
Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822.
Cast
Yaphet KottoDenmark Vessey
Ned BeattyBenjamin Hammett
Antonio FargasGullah Jack
Cleavon LittleRolla
Donald MoffatCaptain Vesey
Brock PetersMorris Brown
James Bond IIIYoung Denmark
Rosalind CashPetronia
David HarrisSandy Vessey
Mary AliceBeck
Cyrus NewittWilliam Johnson
Roger RobinsonGeorge Wilson
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