Who was Denmark vesey and what role did he played in the antebellum South

Denmark Vesey was a literate, skilled carpenter and leader of African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina. A slave, Denmark Vesey spent 20 years sailing with his master. In 1800 he purchased his freedom, took up carpentry and prospered at his trade. Although he would later deny it, he allegedly held meetings at his home to collect arms for an uprising he was planning for as many as 9,000 African Americans in South Carolina. In June 1822 he was accused and convicted of being the leader of said uprising, a potentially major slave revolt which was scheduled to take place in the city on July 14. He was executed on July 2 of that year.