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Sun, 06.16.1822

A Slave Revolt in South Carolina Occurs

On this date in 1822, a Denmark Vesey-led slave rebellion in South Carolina was thwarted by informants.  He and others were captured, tried, and executed.

The Whipping House was to the right of the jail, separated by a high brick wall, and used against unruly slaves, where the execution took place.  It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1886 and never rebuilt.

New Poem Each Day

Poetry Corner

My body is a torn mattress, Disheveled throbbing place For the comings and goings Of loveless transients. The whole of me Is a unfinished room Filled with dank breath Escaping in gasp to nowhere. Before completely objective... WOULD YOU WEAR MY EYES by Bob Kaufman.
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