A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

· 1982

Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822.

Starring

Yaphet Kotto, Stan Lathan, Larry Pizer, Ned Beatty, Yanna Kroyt Brandt, Antonio Fargas, Cleavon Little, Paul Evans, Nelson Stoll, Donald Moffat

Director

Stan Lathan