“Now, I ask you, had you not rather be killed than to be a slave to a tyrant, who takes the life of your mother, wife, and dear little children?”

About David Walker

Abolitionist • American

David Walker was an influential African-American abolitionist, writer, and anti-slavery activist. He is best known for his seminal 1829 pamphlet, 'Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World,' which called for the...