The Hebrew Bible workshop and the Religions in America workshop invite you to a lunch discussion on Tuesday, May 23rd, 12:00–1:30 PM, in Swift 400:
“Crimes of the Blackest Hue”: Biblical Exegesis in the Trial of Denmark Vesey
Jeremy Schipper
Professor of Hebrew Bible
Temple University
The title comes from a statement made by Lionel Henry Kennedy on June 28, 1822 as he sentenced Denmark Vesey to death for allegedly plotting an insurrection in Charleston. Kennedy accused Vesey of “attempting to pervert the sacred words of God into a sanction for crimes of the blackest hue.”
The paper for discussion is attached in the “Papers” tab of this blog. Lunch will be served.