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PBS

Pbe: Cet: Africans in America: The Vesey Conspiracy

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of the Vesey Conspiracy with links to other primary source materials on the subject. Excellent resource!
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Missouri Compromise

For Students 5th - 8th
A good look at the issues debated about the admission of new states, particularly those that would be made from the Louisiana Purchase. Read about why the issue of allowing slavery in the new states was such a hard decision for Congress....
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Denmark Vesey Conspiracy

For Students 9th - 10th
The short encyclopedia article recounts the slave uprising instigated by Denmark Vesey in South Carolina in 1822.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Denmark Vesey

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on Denmark Vesey, a self-educated black who planned the most extensive slave revolt in U.S. history (Charleston, 1822).