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Denmark Vesey was a freeman who organized a slave rebellion that was thwarted when news of it was leaked. He ultimately was hanged. A bicentennial celebration was held earlier in July for Vesey.
Vesey tried to organize an insurrection in 1822 to free enslaved people, but was caught and hanged. Now several prominent Charleston institutions are honoring the bicentenary.