Who Is Denmark Vesey. Denmark vesey, a former african american slave, planned a large rebellion of former slaves and free blacks to coincide with bastille day celebrations in charleston, s.c., in 1822. One such person who caught such an idea was a man named denmark vesey.

Vesey modeled his rebellion after the successful 1791 slave revolution in haiti. Vesey was born into slavery but won his freedom. Thomas, which at that time was a colony of denmark.