Denmark Vesey Monument (Charleston, South Carolina)

Subject (Topic)
Anti-slavery movements--United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Slave insurrections--South Carolina--Charleston
Slave revolt--South Carolina--Charleston
Slavery--South Carolina
South Carolina--History

Subject (Name)
Vesey, Denmark, 1767-1822

Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture

The work is dedicated to Denmark Vesey, a carpenter and self-educated black man who planned one of the most extensive slave revolts in U.S. history in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822. Vesey, elegantly dressed in a collared jacket, trousers, and an exceedingly long and slim cravat, is shown holding his carpentry bag, his hat, and his Bible. The figure stands atop a massive granite pedestal that is inscribed on two sides with biographical and historical information about Vesey and his vital contributions to the fight for the emancipation of black people.