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
Description: "In 1829 David Walker, a free black born in Wilmington, North Carolina, wrote one of America's most provocative political documents of the nineteenth century. Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World. Decrying the savage and unchristian treatment blacks suffered in the United States, Walker challenged his "afflicted and slumbering brethern" to rise up and cast off their chains. Walker worked tirelessly to circulate his book via underground networks in the South, and he was so successful that Southern lawmakers responded with new laws cracking down on "incendiary" anti-slavery material." From the bookjacket.
Subjects: Slavery, Slavery, united states, Controversial literature, African Americans, Slaves, Colonization, Social conditions, Slaves, social conditions, Esclavage, Esclaves, Conditions sociales, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Ethnic Studies, African American Studies, Regions & Countries - Americas, History & Archaeology, United States - General, United states, social conditions, United states, history, Biography, Enslaved persons, social conditions, Antislavery movements, African americans, history, African americans, new york (state), new york, African americans, biography
Places: United States, Africa