

Denmark Vesey's Bible
The Thwarted Revolt That Put Slavery and Scripture on Trial
Author: Jeremy Schipper
Narrator: Sean Crisden
Unabridged: 4 hr 42 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Published: 03/08/2022
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Us History, Religion, Christian Theology
Synopsis
Jeremy Schipper brings the trial and its aftermath vividly to life, drawing on court documents, personal letters, sermons, speeches, and editorials. He shows how Vesey compared people of African descent with enslaved Israelites in the Bible, while his accusers portrayed plantation owners as benevolent biblical patriarchs responsible for providing religious instruction to the enslaved. What emerges is an explosive portrait of an antebellum city in the grips of racial terror, violence, and contending visions of biblical truth.