How Did David Walker Influence An American Abolitionist

Harriet Beecher Stowe- novelist who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin about a slave who is treated badly that persuaded more people to become anti-slavery

William Lloyd Garrison- Prominent white abolitionist, editor of “The Liberator” and founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society

Denmark Vesey- free slave in South Carolina, inspired a group of slaves to seize Charleston, betrayed by one in the group which led to his death before the revolt started

David Walker- black abolitionist who called for the immediate emancipation of slaves, wrote a pamphlet on black pride and the “appeal to the colored citizens of the world” in an attempt to end white supremacy

Nat Turner- Slave in Virginia who started a slave rebellion in 1831 and believed he was receiving signs from God that his rebellion was

Cotton kingdom- areas in the south where cotton farming developed because of the high demand for cotton

The liberator- anti-slavery newspaper written by William Lloyd Garrison that drew both positive and negative attention to abolition

American anti-slavery society- group founded by William Lloyd Garrison and other abolitionists in 1833, they argued for “no union with slaveholders” until they repented for their sins by freeing their slaves

Peculiar Institution- Euphemism for slavery and the economic ramifications of it in the american south, aiming to explain the contradiction of legalized slavery in a country whose declaration of independence states that “all men are created equal”

Liberty party- political party whose main platform was bringing an end to slavery by political and legal means

Lane Rebels- group of theology student,s led by Theodore Dwight Weld, who were expelled for abolitionist activity and later became leading preachers of the antislavery