David Walker And The Abolitionist Movement

The Abolitionist Movement Slavery was a well known issue in the 1800s. At first, most people thought having slaves was a good idea. As society advanced, people realized that slavery must be abolished. This was called the Abolitionist Movement. This movement was necessary to create a more fair society in America because the fight for the United States to gain independence from Great Britain happened because Americans wanted to be able to live their lives with more rights and freedom. Many Americans in the south believed that people should be treated unfairly if they are not caucasian. In the north, many people believed that everyone in the United States should be able to have freedom and independence. Three people who worked to help abolish
He was born on September 28, 1796, in Wilmington, North Carolina. He died in Boston, Massachusetts on August 6, 1830. Walker was an African American abolitionist. He lucky for him, his mother was free, so he was also free, even though his father was a slave. Not many African Americans had this privilege at that time period. His father also died before David was Born. Even though he was free, he couldn’t stand hearing slaves drag their chains on the ground and being tortured by their master’s. As a young adult, he moved to Charleston, South Carolina since there were a lot of free African Americans there. In 1825 he moved to Boston, Massachusetts. This was because slavery was abolished in the state of Massachusetts. He ended up owning a used clothing store in the city market. He still noticed signs of racism towards African Americans even After he moved to Boston. He joined an organization called the Massachusetts General Colored Association. This group of people was against slavery and racism. He also worked as an agent in Boston for the first newspaper that was owned by African Americans. It was called Freedom’s Journal. Walker wrote “Walker’s Appeal” in 1829. He expressed how he disagreed with discrimination and slavery in several articles. It didn’t take long for the whole country to know about “Walker’s Appeal”. It gave an uneasy feeling to slave owners and other southerners. Eventually, a bounty was placed on him, and he decided not to worry. On August 6, 1830, he died in Boston