Reading David Walker’s Appeal: The Pen as the Sword

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This week, we’re trying something a little bit different. This fall and winter, the Old North Church historic site has been hosting a series of conversations about radical Black abolitionist David Walker, and his book An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World. As part of their Digital Speaker Series, education director Catherine Matthews moderated a discussion between artist, educator, and activist L’Merchie Frazier and playwright Peter Snoad on December 15. This edition focused on the text of the Appeal as a piece of rhetoric that pointed out the brutality and hypocrisy of slavery and urged the enslaved to rebel by any means necessary. Thanks to our friends at Old North for allowing us to share this panel with you.

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The Pen as the Sword

• Read the excerpts from Walker’s Appeal that are discussed in this week’s episode.
• Or read the full text of the Appeal.
• For more biographical detail on Walker, check out our past episode 190.
• Register for the next installment of Old North’s series on Walker, Yours and Mine: Belonging in the American Experience.