David Walker

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David Walker

• In the late 1800s, the movement to end slavery
  became stronger than ever. David Walker, while
  not a slave himself, wrote a pamphlet titled
  David Walkers Appeal that called for slaves to
  revolt. Even though many banned this pamphlet
  from circulating, it still caused a stir amongst
  slaves and abolitionists. Besides writing this
  pamphlet, how else did Walker influence America?

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Some people in America had always been against
slavery. In the 1800s, however, the movement to
end slavery became stronger than ever before.
David Walkers Appeal had a big influence on that
movement. Although he was born a freeman, David
Walker saw slavery first-hand during his
childhood. Those experiences inspired him to
write the Appeal, a long pamphlet which called
for slaves to revolt (violently, if necessary)
against their slave masters. The Appeal was
banned in many parts of the country. Some people
were even arrested for owning it. Despite its
controversy, the pamphlet influenced many
abolitionists and brought national attention to
the cause of ending slavery. Walker, D.
(1829). David Walker's Appeal in Four Articles,
together with a Preamble, to the Coloured
Citizens of the World . . . (September 1829).
(Image 2). Library of Congress American
Memory, African American Odyssey.
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In his writing, Walker contrasted the system
of slavery with the ideals that helped create
America. His argument that slavery violated
America s celebrated belief in liberty was used
by many abolitionists. Walker, D. (1829). David
Walker's Appeal in Four Articles, together with a
Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World .
. . (September 1829). (Image 5). Library of
Congress American Memory, African American
Odyssey.
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This is an example of the types of materials
abolitionists used to promote their cause. It
combines powerful, controversial images with a
descriptive text. In this case, the text is an
anti-slavery poem by John Greenleaf Whittier.
American Anti-Slavery Society Anti-Slavery
Office (New York). (1837). Am I not a man and a
brother?. Library of Congress Prints
Photographs, Cartoon Prints, American .
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David Walkers Appeal called for immediate
revolt. This passionate plea for change affected
the next forty years of the abolitionist
movement. One person influenced by David Walkers
call for rebellion was Nat Turner, a slave who
led a violent revolt against slave owners in
Virginia . Gray, T. (1832). The Confessions of
Nat Turner, the Leader of the Late Insurrection
in Southampton, Virginia . . . . . Library of
Congress Exhibitions, The African American
Odyssey A Quest for Full Citizenship.