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17 févr. 1982 · Denmark Vessey (Yaphet Kotto) was brought to America as a child slave. He was able to buy his freedom but his woman and son remain slaves. He is a church leader and plans a slave revolt. Mr. Benjamin (Ned Beatty) is a local city leader advocating for restricting and banishing the freed blacks.
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- Drama
- Stan Lathan
- 1982-02-17
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion is a 1982 television film about Denmark Vesey, a literate skilled carpenter and former slave who planned a slave rebellion in 1822 in Charleston, South Carolina. Denmark Vesey's Rebellion was produced by WPBT and PBS, and Yaphet Kotto played Vesey.
Vesey was the subject of the 1982 made-for-television drama A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion, in which he was played by actor Yaphet Kotto. [50] Several PBS documentaries have included material on Denmark Vesey, particularly Africans in America [51] and This Far By Faith .
27 sept. 2021 · In 1822, Vessey organizes a slave rebellion in Charleston. Planning to hijack a ship and sail for Santo Domingo, he is fully aware that blood will be shed, but he and his followers are willing to die on their feet rather than live on their knees.
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion. 1982 1h 30m Drama List. Reviews A man risks his life to free slaves in Charleston, S.C., in 1822. Read More Read Less. Where to Watch Cast...
- Drama
- Yaphet Kotto
- Stan Lathan
Denmark Vessey (Yaphet Kotto, in his usual greatness)– a formerly enslaved person who purchased his own freedom and later became a craftsman and preacher– risked everything to ensure other people were freed by planning a slave rebellion. The made-for-TV movie recounts his acts of immeasurable heroism brick by brick.
Synopsis. Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822. Cast. Yaphet Kotto. Denmark Vessey. Ned Beatty. Benjamin Hammett. Antonio Fargas. Gullah Jack. Cleavon Little. Rolla.
