What David Walker thinks about agency
African-American abolitionist (1796 to 1830); author of Walker's Appeal.
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1 dated position, c. 1829–1830, in their own words. Our reading of what David Walker has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingUnless Black people try to refute Jefferson's arguments about them, they will only confirm them
Their wordsSuch I do not mean—I am after those who know and feel, that we are men as well as other people; to them, I say, that unless we try to refute Mr. Jefferson's arguments respecting us, we will only establish them.
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