Page 10 - HP1A 009 History of Slavery in America

would rebel against the system

through riots, protests, and in some

cases, even murder. One of the

most well known leaders of these

rebellions was Demark Vesey. Vesey

was a slave from the beginning

but later bought his freedom and

spent his money learning carpentry

in Charleston. In 1818 he was

preaching to slaves giving them

hope of freedom. These meetings

however would actually be meetings

to hold an uprising against abusive

slave owners. Over 9,000 slaves