In 1822; Denmark Vesey was found guilty of plotting an insurrection―what would have been the biggest slave uprising in U.S. history. A free man of color; he was hanged along with 34 other African Americans in Charleston; South Carolina; in what historians agree was probably the largest civil execution in U.S. history. At the time of Vesey’s conviction; Charleston was America’s chief slave port and one of its most racially tense cities. Whites were outnumbered by slaves three to one; and they were haunted by memories of the 1791 slave rebellion in Haiti. In Denmark Vesey’s Revolt; John Lofton draws upon primary sources to examine the trial and provide; as Peter Hoffer says in his new introduction; “one of the most sensible and measured†accounts of the subject. This classic book was originally published in 1964 as Insurrection in South Carolina: The Turbulent World of Denmark Vesey; and then reissued by the Kent State University Press in 1983 as Denmark Vesey’s Revolt: The Slave Plot That Lit a Fuse to Fort Sumter.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A nice little book commences the 150 years since the guns ...By FoxA nice little book commences the 150 years since the guns fell silent. Many never before seen photographs My only problem that I have is that it is a book that is a little thin.11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Great on-the-scene images of US Civil WarBy Diane MoodyGot this book for my adult son who has been fascinated by the Civil War since we visited Gettysburg and a few other battle sites accross the USA. Theh photos bring home the reality of this between the states and among families. Time-Life does a fantacstic job of selecting images and then telling their story.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Ken HofschulteNICE.
