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David Davis Walker (January 19, 1840 – October 4, 1918) was an American businessman. He started his career as a dry goods wholesaler in St. Louis, Missouri . He was the co-founder of Ely & Walker, which remains a clothing brand to this day.
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 ). In 1829, while living in Boston ...
David Walker ( Wilmington, 28 settembre 1785 – Boston, 28 giugno 1830 ), è stato un abolizionista di colore, noto per il pamphlet " David Walker's Appeal To the Coloured Citizens of the World " ("Appello di Walker ai cittadini di colore del mondo"). Walker denunciava l'istituzione della schiavitù americana come la più opprimente ...
15 apr 2024 · David Walker (born 1796/97?, Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.—died August 6, 1830, Boston, Massachusetts) was an African American abolitionist whose pamphlet Appeal…to the Colored Citizens of the World… (1829), urging enslaved people to fight for their freedom, was one of the most radical documents of the antislavery movement.
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2 apr 2014 · Synopsis. David Walker was born in 1796 or 1797 (some sources say 1785) in Wilmington, North Carolina. Having witnessed slavery and racism, he wrote an 1829 pamphlet, Appeal...to the Colored...
In 1829, he published his Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World —a series of essays critiquing the powerful colonization movement and calling for the immediate abolition of slavery. In his Appeal, Walker offered a powerful vision that blended Christianity, natural rights, and America’s Founding creed. Walker argued that slavery ...
Library of Congress. Quick Facts. Significance: : Abolitionist, Community Activist, Author of the Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World (1829) Place of Birth: Wilmington, North Carolina. Date of Birth: c.1796. Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts. Date of Death: August 6, 1830.
