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Abolitionist, journalist. Known for. An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World (1830) David Walker (September 28, 1796 – August 6, 1830) [a] 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 ).
- An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World (1830)
- August 6, 1830 (aged 33), Boston, Massachusetts
- American
Nickname (s) Mimi, Miri, Mim, Mir. Related names. Maria, Mariam, Mary, Maryam, Meryem. Miriam ( Hebrew: מִרְיָם, Modern: Mīryam, Tiberian: Mīryām) is a feminine given name recorded in Biblical Hebrew in the Book of Exodus as the name of the sister of Moses, the prophetess Miriam. [1]
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David Walker (September 28, 1785 – June 28, 1830) was an African-American abolitionist, most famous for his pamphlet Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World, which called for black pride, demanded the immediate and universal emancipation of the slaves, and defended violent rebellion as a means for the slaves to gain their freedom.
Examine the life, times, and work of David Walker through detailed author biographies on eNotes. Walker wrote one of the most powerful condemnations of slavery ever published in U.S. history;...
Jan 13, 2017 · David Walker (September 28, 1796 – August 6, 1830) was a courageous activist, leader, and writer. Born free, his mother was free and his father was a slave, David Walker put his life on the line by publicly demanding the immediate end of slavery in the newly established nation of the United States.
David Walker, an African-American abolitionist who lived on the north slope of Beacon Hill, published a prominent book of the anti-slavery movement after traveling to many parts of the United States. David Walker was born in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1796 to an enslaved Black man and a free Black mother.
