David Walker
When was he born?
1785
When did he die?
1830
What type of speeches was Walker well-known for delivering?
Anti-slavery
What is Walker's most famous work?
David Walker's Appeal in Four Articles; Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World
T or F: Walker was hanged because he wrote "The Consequences of Slavery."
False
T or F: Walker was born a slave
False. He was born to an enslaved father and a free mother. Since status was matrilineal, Walker was considered free.
T or F: Walker argues that American slavery was the worst kind of slavery because it divorced enslaved people from the American family.
False. It divorced us from the human family.
Were both of Walker's parents enslaved?
No
Where was David Walker born?
North Carolina
Why does Walker focus on the article from the South Carolina newspaper to support one of his arguments?
The Americans are advertising the sale of enslave people.
To which era does Walker belong?
The Literature of Slavery and Freedom (1764-1865)
Walker is most critical of the US President who authored "Notes on Virginia." What is that President's name?
Thomas Jefferson
T or F: Walker did not support interracial marriage, and he believed that the black person would just be a slave to the white spouse.
True
Walker's texts are modeled after which great American Document?
US Constitution
Where was he born?
Wilmington, North Carolina
According to Walker, an enlightened Christian is
a white christian