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In Walkers Appeal, the urgency and impact of the pamphlet leap off the page, capturing the attention of readers in a way that Walker could scarcely have imagined. Kirsten Waters, in her insightful book Maria W. Stewart and the Roots of Black Political Thought, explores how pro-slavery forces viewed Walkers pamphlet as a threat, while he fervently worked to ensure that Black readers had access to his groundbreaking ideas. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Walker wrote specifically for Black audiences, and in the third edition, he included a powerful message urging all Black men, women, and ...

David Walker (1796-1830) was an abolitionist and anti-slavery activist. In 1829, he published An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World, a call for black unity and resistance against slavery. Walker challenged the racism of his time, specifically targeting the American Colonization Society, an organization which sought to deport all free and freed Blacks from the United States to a colony in Africa.

David Walker, the son of an enslaved man and a free black woman, was an entrepreneur, abolitionist, author and anti-slavery activist. In 1829, he published An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World, a radical call for black solidarity and resistance to slavery. It raised awareness of the abuses of slavery, encouraged pride in its black readers and offered hope that change would eventually come. Being a radical anti-slavery document, it caused a stir upon publication, as it called upon readers to take an active role in fighting their oppression, regardless of the risk.