To Awaken My Afflicted Brethren: David Walker and the Problem of Antebellum Slave Resistance (Practice Guideline; 10)
''Anyone who assumes that the history of black American politics began with the emergence of Frederick Douglass will be startled by Hinks's account of David Walker. . . . And anyone interested in the turmoil that brought on the nation s greatest crisis or in the enduring legacy of that crisis will find a great deal to learn in Hinks's absorbing narrative.'' --Sean Wilentz''Tenaciously researched and written with passion and insight, this study of David Walker is destined to become a classic. We have always acknowledged David Walker's significance, but have never understood him. Thanks to Peter Hinks, however, we finally know who David Walker was, what inspired him, and what he believed. We can also now appreciate how the magnitude of Walker s vision reshaped African American history.'' --James B. Stewart''So thorough is Hinks's research, it is hard to imagine that future scholars will unearth any further documents of critical importance to Walker's life. . . . Thanks to Peter Hinks's passionate study, Walker the husband and father and activist will at long last be as familiar as Walker the essayist.'' --The Nation''Tenaciously researched and written with passion and insight, this study of David Walker is destined to become a classic. We have always acknowledged David Walker's significance, but have never understood him. Thanks to Peter Hinks, however, we finally know who David Walker was, what inspired him, and what he believed. We can also now appreciate how the magnitude of Walker s vision reshaped African American history.'' --James B. Stewart''So thorough is Hinks's research, it is hard to imagine that future scholars will unearth any further documents of critical importance to Walker's life. . . . Thanks to Peter Hinks's passionate study, Walker the husband and father and activist will at long last be as familiar as Walker the essayist.'' --The Nation