1822 July 2nd. Slavery.

• 1822 – Thirty-five slaves are hanged in South Carolina, including Denmark Vesey, after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.
• Denmark Vesey, originally Telemaque,  (1767 – July 2, 1822) was an African-American man who was most famous for planning a slave rebellion in the United States in1822. He was enslaved in South Carolina. After purchasing his freedom, he planned an extensive slave rebellion. Word of the plans was leaked, and authorities arrested the plot's leaders at Charleston, South Carolina, before the uprising could begin. Denmark Vesey and others were convicted and executed.
  Many antislavery activists came to regard Denmark Vesey as a hero. During the American Civil War,abolitionist Frederick Douglass used Denmark Vesey's name as a battle cry to rally African-American regiments, especially the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
  Although it was almost certainly not Vesey's actual home, the Denmark Vesey House at Charleston was named a National Historic Landmark in 1976.