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' SAL, FEBRUARYS. 1831 M C. History Professor Developed Denmark Vesey itocudtrmia UNC-Wilmington history r professor Robert Brent ,v Toplin developed the docu- drama, Denmark Vesey's Rebellion",; that .airs. Wednesday, February 17 a 9" p.m. on Center Channel 4.3 The program deals with an actual event in American history: the plot of Charleston blacks iiT 1822 to organize a slave rebellion and escape to freedom. . Professor- Toplin began work on the production in 1976, when he was asked by PBS to submit a proposal for i a television program on a historic theme of national in terest. At the time "Roots' ' had hdt yet appeared, and Toplin suggested a show, about slavery. Shortly' after, "Roots" was aired and won tremendous acctaim. Toplin ; was not discouraged by corn- ments that the ; topic , of slavery was ' now ' "already ' covered-on TV'! instead, he felt the positive; reaction to "Roots" showed that public curiosity about the history of slavery remained high. With he hdp'of several fdtowships., from the Na tional Endowment for the; Humanities, Toplin -began' research on the case of Den mark Vcsey's slave plot. After many months of reading the original court records personal letters and "; diaries, newspaper reports and government documents, Toplin ,; pieced together descriptions of the events and leading personalities in the story. Among the historic characters who Dr. Toplin found especially interesting , were Denmark Vesey, a free black carpenter who led the conspiracy; Gullah Jack, and African-born witch doctor who led the recruitment of plantation slaves; Thomas, Bennett, the governor of South Carolina who failed to detect the plot; and Rolla Bennett, the governor's per- Sunday February?, 1981 WFMY WPTF WTVO WUNC WTTG WRAL WTBS I WGHP CH.2 CH. 28 CH. 11 CH. 4 CH. 5 CH. 5 CH. 17 CH. 8 ' -. I Cable 2 I Cm 3 Cable 6 Cable 9 Cable 10 Cable 12 table 13 j'00 Kenneth Jerry :Tfollkins , . Jimmy Workt James Or. 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Toplin has enjoyed! developing' "Denmark Vescy's Rebellion" and he believes many more cases from American history could : be ) examined' using - docu. dramas. ,,; "Docu-drama " makes history come alive," . says Toplin, "and it allows us to try to get close to 4uaoricat reality by recreating visual as well as verbal images of the environment and the ncr- sonalities of the time Toplin report that preparing a production for TV proved more difficult than writing a traditional history book (he is the author 6T four such volumes). "There was much more to worry about, such as j the authenticity of clothing ' and furniture and the use of language and accents," he notes. . .- ... - .16 Calendar SEARCHING FOR FINANCIAL AID - Start with EOC (Educational Opportunity Center), 208 S. Main St.. Roxboro. They have the latest information on federal, campus-based and independent aid funds. 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