num_pages: 108
description: "It is expected that all coloured men, women and children, of every nation, language and tongue under heaven, will try to procure a copy of this Appeal and read it, or get some one to read it to them, for it is designed more particularly for them."Let them remember…the day of our redemption from abject wretchedness draweth near, when we shall be enabled…to stretch forth our hands to the LORD Our GOD, but there must be a willingness on our part, for GOD to do these things for us…he will not take us by the hairs of our head against our will and desire, and drag us from our very mean, low and abject condition." (from the Preamble)David Walker's Appeal is an uncompromising African-centered discourse that attacks white injustice and advocates Black self-reliance. Its publication in 1830 intensified the debate and struggle against slavery. More than a petition against slavery, the Appeal is a foundational document from which many contemporary themes in Black political philosophy have evolved.Walker asserted the right of Black people to defend themselves against a common enemy by any means necessary. His clear presentation of the problems confronting people of African descent is prophetic, and it assures the relevance of the Appeal to contemporary readers.
language: English
title: David Walker's Appeal {In Four Articles; Together With A Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but In Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States of America}
titlecomplete: David Walker's Appeal {In Four Articles; Together With A Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but In Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States of America}
genres: African American, 19th Century, Classics, Social Justice, History, Politics, Race, Nonfiction, College, School
ratings_count: 665
publisher: Black Classic Press