I was born 1767 Saint Thomas in the United states Virgin Island and died July 2,1822 ,in Charleston Sc. I was a slave to captian vesey. Sailed for 20 years with my master to the virgin Island and Haiti. Afther winning a 1,500 lottery , vesey purchased his freedom for $600.A religious man vesey soon because minster of a Methodist church that he began to thought his church that he began to recruit supporters for his planned slaves revolt on charleston. with the plan set to go into opereston on second sunday in july 1822. Veseys plan was revealed by a slave who alerted white authorities. Reacting quickly, hundreds of blacks were rounded up including vesey who was captured after a two day search. Unable to deny his intent to overthrow the city during his trial,vesey was hanged on this day in 1822.

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