The Denmark Vesey monument project took many years and was very controversial. The statue pays tribute to a freed slave who allegedly plotted a violent revolt that was pre-empted.

You may not have heard of Denmark Vesey, who inspired abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, but some people in Charleston, S.C., are trying to change that. Victoria Hansen reports.

The name Denmark Vesey is trending on Twitter after a gunman killed nine people Wednesday at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church in Charleston, S.C.. Vesey, an abolitionist and former slave ...

Carpenter and pastor Denmark Vesey planned to lead a slave revolt in Charleston, S.C., 200 years ago. He was executed, ... Vesey influenced abolitionist Frederick Douglas.

When Denmark Vesey rebelled against slavery 200 years ago that ended with his death and the execution of 34 of his co-conspirators in Charleston, I am sure he didn’t have comedians in his ranks.

You may not have heard of Denmark Vesey, who inspired abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, but some people in Charleston, S.C., are trying to change that. Victoria Hansen reports.

A man who lost his life fighting for freedom is being celebrated this month in the city where he was executed. You may not have heard of Denmark Vesey, who inspired abolitionists like Frederick ...

A man who lost his life fighting for freedom is being celebrated this month in the city where he was executed. You may not have heard of Denmark Vesey, who inspired abolitionists like Frederick ...

A man who lost his life fighting for freedom is being celebrated this month in the city where he was executed. You may not have heard of Denmark Vesey, who inspired abolitionists like Frederick ...

A man who lost his life fighting for freedom is being celebrated this month in the city where he was executed. You may not have heard of Denmark Vesey, who inspired abolitionists like Frederick ...

A man who lost his life fighting for freedom is being celebrated this month in the city where he was executed. You may not have heard of Denmark Vesey, who inspired abolitionists like Frederick ...