A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

Movie · 1h 30m

Starring Yaphet Kotto, Ned Beatty, Antonio Fargas, Cleavon Little

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.