“If you commence, make sure work—do not trifle, for they will not trifle with you—they want us for their slaves, and think nothing of murdering us in order to subject us to that wretched condition—therefore, if there is an attempt made by us, kill or be killed.”

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...