David Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and very Expressly, to those of the United States of America.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, David.

Contributor:

GIC Course Text Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Area Studies: American Studies.

Local Subjects:

Area Studies: American Studies.

Summary:

"David Walker's Appeal" is a landmark work of American history and letters, the most radical piece of writing by an African American in the nineteenth century. Startling in its intensity, unrelenting in its attacks on slavery and white racism, it alarmed Southern slaveholders, inspired Northern abolitionists, and hastened the sectional conflicts that led to the Civil War. In this new edition of the "Appeal," the distinguished historian Sean Wilentz draws on a generation of innovative research to throw fresh light on Walker's life and ideas--and their enduring importance.

ISBN:

9780809015818