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David Walker


Born
in The United States
September 28, 1796

Died
August 06, 1830

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David Walker was an American abolitionist, writer, and anti-slavery activist. Though his father was enslaved, his mother was free; therefore, he was free as well (partus sequitur ventrem). In 1829, while living in Boston, Massachusetts, with the assistance of the African Grand Lodge (later named Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Jurisdiction of Massachusetts), he published An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World, a call for black unity and self-help in the fight against the oppressive and unjust slavery. Walker exerted a radicalizing influence on the abolitionist movements of his day and inspired future black leaders and activists.

Average rating: 4.07 · 822 ratings · 85 reviews · 13 distinct worksSimilar authors
David Walker's Appeal: To t...

4.10 avg rating — 805 ratings — published 1829 — 84 editions
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The Heroic Slave / Walker's...

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Let Nobody Turn Us Around: ...

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Peep and Ducky It's Snowing!

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David Walker's Appeal to th...

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David Walker's Appeal to th...

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Address of Hon. David Walke...

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A Candid Examination of the...

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Walker's Appeal, in Four Ar...

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“Aggressive, foolishly courageous young men, weighed down with enough piss and vinegar to take on an entire NVA regiment; battle-hard- ened,jungle-wise, full of machismo and bravado, yet still barely removed from teenaged innocence.”
David Walker, Cyclops in the Jungle: A One-Eyed LRP in Vietnam