Telemaque
The Vesey Plot

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Sondjata Olatunji:

Daniel Meaders

Aubyn Lewis Narration by: Yvette Raven Commentary by: Aubyn Lewis Daniel Meaders Sondjata Olatunji Audio Recording by: Wire Recording Systems beats@bellatlantic.net Conga and Shekere: Ras Tshaka Tonge Akettey International 917-507-4988 "I Didn't Ask To Come Here" performed by: Ngoma NgomazWorld@aol.com "Hold On" performed by: The Sounds of Blackness

InnerVisions Productions is proud to present to youThe first in a new line of educational videos, Telemaque: The Vesey Plot. This 40 minute documentary introduces the viewer to Telemaque better known as Denmark Vesey.

Denmark Vesey was a free African who lived in Charleston, South Carolina. After being the property of Joseph Vesey, Denmark happened to win a lottery and was able to purchase his freedom. This video uncovers the story of the plot to free the Africans of South Carolina lead by Denmark Vesey, Peter Poyas, Gullah Jack and Monday Gell.

This documentary was produced by Sondjata Olatunji who is a Documentarian, Spoken Word Artist and Pianist.

There is also commentary from Daniel Meaders, Professor of History at William Paterson University of New Jersey. His publications include:

"South Carolina Fugitives as Viewed Through Local Colonial Newspapers with Emphasis on Runaway Notices, 1732-1801,"Journal of Negro History (1976).

Isaac Hopper: Tales of Oppression (forthcoming by Garland Press)

18th Century White Slaves: Fugitive Notices, Pennsylvania Gazette 1729-1760 (under contract, Greenwood Press).

"Dead or Alive: Fugitive Slaves and White Indentured Servants before 1830" (Garland, 1993)

Aubyn Lewis,Councelor, William Paterson University of New Jersey, Community Activist also lends his insight into the subject. Mr. Lewis is interested in how youth develop, cope and become life-effective within a sociocultural context. He has degrees from C.C.N.Y. (B.S.), University of Bridgeport (M.S.), and has completed his doctoral studies coursework at Teachers College, Columbia University. Workshops in stress reduction, time/resource management, communication effectiveness, and multi cultural relations are topics he presents on a regular basis.

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