David Walker Biography BY: DREW PASMA

David Walker Quick Facts  Born: 1796 in Wilmington, North Carolina  Died: August 6, 1830 (Age 33)  Occupation: Civil Rights Activist, Writer  Legacy: Changed the slavery abolition movement

David Walker’s Early Life  Born in Carolina  Walker’s father was a slave  Walker’s mother was a free women  David Inherited his mother’s liberated status  Walker’s independence did not keep him from witnessing the degradations of slavery

David Walker Moves to Boston  David moved to Boston in 1815  Walker declared that he could not, “remain where I must hear slaves’ chains continually and where I must encounter the insults of their hypocritical enslavers”  Settled in Boston by 1825  Serving as a Boston agent for the Freedom’s Journal, David began to share his views in speeches  Continued to note the effects of discrimination  African Americans not allowed on juries and children attend inferior schools  Owner of a secondhand clothing store

Walker’s Appeal  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  Title of Walker’s published pamphlet in 1829  Walker references within the Bible & Declaration of Independence to argue against slavery  Abolitionists denounced the violence in Walker’s Appeal  Walker believed his support of violence was a mean for slaves to regain their humanity

Walker’s Pamphlet distribution  Pamphlet: unbound booklet, which consists of a single sheet of paper  Walker sewn pamphlets, talking about discrimination, into lining of sailors’ clothes  Then relied on sympathetic agents to distribute the papers  Salve holders were alarmed by the circulation of pamphlets  Outlaw the sharing of antislavery materials  Illegal to teach slaves to read and write

Walker’s Death  Reward was offered for Walker’s death due to pamphlet popularity growing  Friends warned Walker to move, be he refused  Walker was found dean in Boston circa August 6, 1830  Many assumed he was poisoned

Walker’s Legacy  Walkers actioned changed the tone and aims of the abolitionists movement  Most abolitionists supported gradual phasing out of slavery  Walker declared immediate elimination  Abolitionists wanted free slaves to move to Africa  Walker believed every freed slave should be a citizen of the United States  Overall Walker fiercely argued views that would inspire others for years to come

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Parable of the Sower – Chapters Summary  Lauren (main character) lives in Los Angeles, California 2024  All of the problems of our world now are magnified in the book  Violence, climate, crime, price  Lauren believe God is change  Lauren decided to move north

Parable of the Sower – Chapters Themes  Self reliance  Lauren decided to move at 15 years old  Religion on personality  Lauren constantly thinks about God and how she should act for God  Change  Lauren is changing and so are her surroundings

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