Biography on david walker

(1796-1830)

Synopsis

David Walker was born in 1796 or 1797 (some sources say 1785) in Wilmington, North Carolina. Having witnessed slavery and racism, he wrote an 1829 pamphlet, Appeal...to the Colored Citizens of the World..., that urged African Americans to fight for freedom and equality.

Walker was decried for inciting violence, but also changed the abolition movement. He was 33 when he died in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 6 (some sources say June 28), 1830.

Early Life

Writer and activist David Walker was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, in either 1796 or 1797 (though some sources say 1785, with some citing his birth date as September 28, 1785).

David Walker (abolitionist) - New World Encyclopedia

Walker's father was enslaved, but his mother was a free woman, thus in following the state's laws, he inherited his mother's liberated status. However, being free did not keep him from witnessing the degradations of slavery.

Move to Boston

At one point, Walker declared that he could not "remain where David Walker, 1785-1830 - University of North Carolina at ...

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