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Denmark Vessey plotted and led a slave rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822. Although the plot was overthrown, it raised fears in Southern slave owners of how to control future revolts. Though the City of Charleston proposed to pass an act that limited movement of free blacks and slaves working in the Cityâ??s shipyard by placing them in jails, the federal courts overruled their request. This action angered Southerners concerning the issue of state rights versus federal rights.

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