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Walker's Appeal 
Abolitionist Writer, David Walker Was Born On September 28, 1785, In Wilmington, North Carolina, To A Free Mother And An Enslaved Father.
Walker Is Most Famous For Writing And Publishing The Militant, Anti-Slavery Pamphlet, "Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles; Together with a Preample, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States of America," September, 1829.
Walker Demanded That America Give Blacks Respect And Equality Or Risk A Possible Race War. He Asked: "Will you wait until we shall, under God, obtain our liberty, by the crushing arm of power? ... Will it not be dreadful for you?... I speak to Americans for your good."
Three Editions Of The Controversial, 76-Page Pamphlet Were Printed It Was Widely Distributed In The North And Secretly Distributed In The South.
In Reaction To The Content Of Walker's Appeal, Southern Whites Armed Themselves In Anticipation Of A Slave Revolt. In Addition, Laws Against Teaching Blacks To Read And Write, Were Passed And It Became A Capital Crime To Possess Treaties Calling For A Slave Insurrection. On June 28, 1830, Not Long After A Reward Had Been Offered For Him, David Walker Was Found Dead Near The Clothing Store He Owned, Possibly Having Been Poisoned.
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Sunday, September 27th 2009 at 2:42PM
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THANK YOU Irma, Love You, too. :-) Yes, In many ways, David Walker's Warning is still relevant.
Sunday, September 27th 2009 at 8:49PM
Hugh Gaddy
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North Carolina, GREAT(smile) Gaddy, I learned something new today...thanks, lov ya...this lesson from September 1829 can fit right in to what needs to be done in America today,9-27-09. YES WE CAN...
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
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