Terrorist targeted historic SC church on 193rd anniversary of thwarted slave revolt planned by its f

[Skidmore]

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Terrorist targeted historic SC church on 193rd anniversary of thwarted slave revolt planned by its founder

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/terrorist-targeted-historic-sc-church-on-193rd-anniversary-of-thwarted-slave-revolt-planned-by-its-founder/

The black South Carolina church where a white terrorist gunned down nine worshipers was burned down nearly 200 years ago as part of a seminal event in United States history.

Denmark Vesey and five slaves were hanged in July 1822 for allegedly plotting a revolt that authorities at the time claimed would have involved thousands of slaves in Charleston and at nearby plantations.

UPDATE: Suspect in Charleston church terror attack identified as Dylann Storm Roof

They plotted to kill slaveholders, free their slaves, and then set sail for Haiti — where blacks had thrown off their enslavers in 1804.

The slave revolt was planned for June 17, 1822 – the same day that a gunman walked into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and opened fire on a prayer service....

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Wonder if that date was chosen by him or a co-incidence. n/t