Read David Walker's Appeal: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2931t.html
In 1829, David Walker wrote David Walker’s Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World. Many historians now regard the Appeal as one of the most important social and political documents of the 19th century. Nothing like it had been published before. It remained a rallying point for African Americans for many years after Walker’s death. And it informed the thinking of generations of Black leaders, including Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X.
Walker calls for the immediate abolition of slavery and equal rights for Black people. This was a revolutionary thing for a Black man to say publicly at that time. It was also very dangerous. In doing so, Walker put his life on the line.
Your assignment:
After reading the document, write a critique of the document to include the following:
(1) the author's purpose
(2) the methods used in the writing to pursue their goal and
(3) Key points of the documents
(4) how radical the author was in their goal and methods.
Your critique should be posted as a comment below.
Please include your name (First name, last initial) at the end of the post.
In 1829, David Walker wrote David Walker’s Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World. Many historians now regard the Appeal as one of the most important social and political documents of the 19th century. Nothing like it had been published before. It remained a rallying point for African Americans for many years after Walker’s death. And it informed the thinking of generations of Black leaders, including Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X.
Walker calls for the immediate abolition of slavery and equal rights for Black people. This was a revolutionary thing for a Black man to say publicly at that time. It was also very dangerous. In doing so, Walker put his life on the line.
Your assignment:
After reading the document, write a critique of the document to include the following:
(1) the author's purpose
(2) the methods used in the writing to pursue their goal and
(3) Key points of the documents
(4) how radical the author was in their goal and methods.
Your critique should be posted as a comment below.
Please include your name (First name, last initial) at the end of the post.