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Denmark Vesey's Bible, the thwarted revolt that put slavery and scripture on trial, Jeremy Schipper

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Denmark Vesey's Bible, the thwarted revolt that put slavery and scripture on trial, Jeremy Schipper

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Denmark Vesey's Bible

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1246623432

Responsibility statement

Jeremy Schipper

Sub title

the thwarted revolt that put slavery and scripture on trial

Summary

On 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 the revolt. While sentencing Vesey to death, Lionel Henry Kennedy, a magistrate at the trial, accused Vesey not only of treason but also of “فٰٰمٍِٰىهَ ٰ ُمِْمْٰ ٰوم ٱفكمْل <U+0077>لُْٱ نُ الُ ىَٰ ُف ٱفكَٰى َُن ُْكىْمٍٱ نُ ٰوم قفٌكمًٱٰ و<U+0075>م.” ؤمفٍَ ًْضمٱم”’ٱ آىقمٌ ٰمٱٌٌ ٰوم ٱٰ”ُْ نُ ٰوىٱ مٍٍَُُٰٱ ٰىْف،ٌ م٬فىٍىَهَ ٰوم مٌُْ نُ ٱكىِْٰ<U+0075>فْ ٌىَٰممِْْٰفٰى َُى َٰوم لمفل”ٌ ٱْٰههمٌ فهفىٱَٰ ءمٍىْكف َ<U+0077>وىٰم ٱ<U+0075>مِْفٍك” فلَ ىٰٱ قْٰف ٌمنَكُْممٍَٰ. تممْ”ٍ سكوىمِِ ْقىْهَٱ ٰوم ٰىْف ٌفلَ ىٰٱ فنٰمفٍْٰو <U+0076>ى<U+0076>ىل”ٌ ٰ ُىٌنم، لفْ<U+0077>ىهَ َُكُْٰ لكُ<U+0075>مٍَٰٱ، مِٱْفَُ ٌمٌٰٰمٱْ، ٱمٱٍَُْ، ٱمِمكومٱ، فلَ ملىٰىُْفٱٌ. بم ٱوُٱ وُ ضمٱم” كفٍُِمْل مِمٌُِ نُ ءنىْكف َلمٱكمَٰ <U+0077>ىٰو مٱَفٌ<U+0076>مل ةٱفْمىٌٰمٱ ى َٰوم آىقمٌ، <U+0077>وىمٌ وىٱ فكك<U+0075>ٱمٱْ ُِْٰفْ”مل فٌَِٰفٰى َُُمَٱْ فٱ قممَ<U+0076>مٌَُٰ قىقىٌكف ٌفِٰىْفكْوٱ مْٱٱَُِىقمٌ ن ُُِْْىلىهَ مْىٌهىُٱ ىٱَْٰكٰى َُٰ ُٰوم مٱَفٌ<U+0076>مل. طوفٰ ممٍهْمٱ ىٱ ف َم٬ٱٌُِى<U+0076>م ُِْٰفْىٰ نُ ف َفَٰمقمٌٌ ٍكىٰ” ى َٰوم هىْٱِ نُ فْكىف ٌٰم،ُْْْ <U+0076>ىمٌُكَم، فلَ كَُٰملَىهَ <U+0076>ىٱىٱَُ نُ قىقىٌكف ٌْٰٰو. سومللىهَ ىٌهوٰ َُٰوم <U+0075>ٱمٱ نُ ٱكىِْٰ<U+0075>مْ ى َءمٍىْكف’ٱ ُْٰقمٌل فْكىف ٌوىٱٰ”ُْ، ؤمفٍَ ًْضمٱم”’ٱ آىقمٌ لفْ<U+0077>ٱ <U+0076>ىٰف ٌمٌٱٱٱَُ ن ٍُْف ٰمىْْقمٌ مٍٍَُٰ ى َٰوم فَٰى’َُٱ فِٱٰ، مفَقىٌهَ <U+0075>ٱ ٰ ُكنََُُْٰ فْكىٱ ٍفلَ مْىٌهىُٱ لىٱكلُْ ٰلُف” <U+0077>ىٰو مْمَ<U+0077>مل <U+0075>هْمكَ” فلَ <U+0075>لَمٱْٰفلَىهَ

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Crimes of the Blackest Hue -- Chapter One: He Shall Surely Be Put to Death -- Chapter Two: By the Mouth of Whitnesses -- Chapter Three: With Fear and Trembling -- Chapter Four: Now Profitable -- Chapter Five: They Shall Be Your Bondmen Forever -- Chapter Six: For He is His Money -- Epilouge: No Respecter of Persons

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