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DENMARK VESEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822)
Synonyms:
Denmark Vesey; Vesey
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
freedom fighter; insurgent; insurrectionist; rebel (a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions))
slave (a person who is owned by someone)
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