The man with the branded hand : the life of Jonathan Walker, abolitionist /
Oickle, Alvin F.
Yardley, Pa. : Westholme Pub.,
c2011.
Walker was captured while attempting to smuggle slaves to freedom in 1844. He became the only man branded in a courtroom by a U.S. Marshal.  Once released, he remained active in the antislavery movement, participated in the Underground Railroad, and gave abolitionist lecture tours across the North.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-287) and index.
Walker was captured while attempting to smuggle slaves to freedom in 1844. He became the only man branded in a courtroom by a U.S. Marshal.  Once released, he remained active in the antislavery movement, participated in the Underground Railroad, and gave abolitionist lecture tours across the North.
Introduction -- Ordinary man, extraordinary hero -- The making of a patriot -- Settling down in Florida -- The unforgivable crime -- The Pensacola calaboza -- National recognition -- Trial and imprisonment -- The branding -- The unholy crusade denounced -- Freedom at last -- To cast in my mite for God's poor -- The lecture circuit -- Dispirited warrior -- The dream fulfilled -- One final effort -- The final years -- The afterlife of Jonathan Walker -- Appendix: Letter from Jonathan Walker to Sojourner Truth.
Walker, Jonathan, 1799-1878.
Abolitionists