May 30
May 30, 1822
Denmark Vesey's Planned Slave Revolt Discovered
In May 1822, Denmark Vesey, a formerly enslaved man who had purchased his freedom, organized what would have been one of the largest slave revolts in U.S. history in Charleston, South Carolina. The plot was discovered, and Vesey and 34 others were executed. The event led to harsher slave codes across the South.
People: Denmark Vesey
Sources
1. Denmark Vesey's Conspiracy — National Park Service2. Denmark Vesey and the 1822 Slave Conspiracy — Smithsonian MagazineMay 30, 2022
Death of Dr. Patricia Bath
Dr. Patricia Bath, an ophthalmologist and inventor, passes away.
People: Patricia Bath
Sources
1. Dr. Patricia Bath, Pioneering Ophthalmologist, Dies at 96 — The New York Times2. Dr. Patricia Bath, First African American Woman to Receive a Patent for a Medical Purpose, Dies at 96 — Smithsonian MagazineLink copied!
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