"When God Almighty commences his battle on the continent of America, for the oppression of his people, tyrants will wish they never were born." (David Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World)
"For if the free are allowed to stay among the slaves, they will learn the slaves bad habits, by teaching them that they are MEN, as well as other people, and certainly ought and must be FREE." (David Walker)
"....God blessed them with all the comforts of life--He gave them a plenty of every thing calculated to do them good--not satisfied with this, however, they wanted slaves, and wanted us for their slaves, who belong to the Holy Ghost, and no other, who we shall have to serve instead of tyrants." (David Walker)
"To be plain and candid with you, Americans! I say that the day is fast approaching, when there will be a greater time on the continent of America, than ever was witnessed upon this earth, since it came from the hand of its Creator....Your cup must be filled."(David Walker)
"I will give here a very imperfect list of the cruelties inflicted upon us by the enlightened Christians of America.--First, no trifling portion of them will beat us nearly to death, if they find us on our knees praying to God,--They hinder us from going to hear the word of God--they keep us sunk in ignorance, and will not let us learn to read the word of God, nor write--If they find us with a book of any description in our hand, they will beat us nearly to death--they are so afraid we will learn to read, and enlighten our dark and benighted minds--They will not suffer us to meet together to worship the God who made us--they brand us with hot iron--they cram bolts of fire down our throats...." (David Walker)
"They keep us in the most death-like ignorance by keeping us from all source of information, and call us, who are free men and next to the Angels of God, their property!!!!!!" (David Walker)
David Walker was born in 1785, published his "Appeal" in 1829. Walker predicted that he would pay the price with his life. A year later he was dead. And what must he be writing this time around? I wouldn't doubt that he's a pretty good shot at tossing fire balls.
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