Denmark Vesey's Bible: The Thwarted Revolt That. Schipper**

Denmark Veseys Bible\nby Jeremy Schipper\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 8\u20139 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Jeremy Schipper\nTitle: Denmark Veseys Bible\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: History of the Americas\nPublisher: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691192864\nISBN-10: 0691192863\nRRP: \u00A322.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nA timely and provocative account of the Bible's role in one of the most consequential episodes in the history of slaveryOn July 2, 1822, Denmark Vesey, a formerly enslaved man, was hanged in Charleston, South Carolina. He was convicted of plotting what might have been the largest insurrection against slaveholders in US history. Witnesses claimed that Vesey appealed to numerous biblical texts to promote and justify t.