Walker's Appeal, With a Brief Sketch of His Life

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One of two famous works in the history of the abolition of slavery: Walker's Appeal, a pamphlet which calls to respect black people, demanding the direct and general emancipation of the slaves, and defending cruel rebellion as a means for the slaves to gain their freedom; and a speech by the first black minister to preach to the United States House of Representatives, who joined the American Anti-Slavery Society and often spoke at abolitionist conferences. One of his most famous speeches, ‘Call

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to Rebellion’, was delivered to the National Negro Convention in Buffalo, New York. The speech demonstrated his views that slaves should act for themselves to achieve total emancipation.

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