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David Davis Walker (* 19. Januar 1840 in Bloomington (Illinois); † 4. Oktober 1918 in Kennebunkport) war ein US-amerikanischer Unternehmer. Walker war Mitgründer der Ely & Walker Dry Goods Company im Jahre 1878 in St. Louis. Das Unternehmen war zeitweise der zweitgrößte Kurzwarenproduzent in den USA. Er war der Ururgroßvater von George W. Bush .
David Davis Walker (January 19, 1840 – October 4, 1918) was an American businessman. He started his career as a dry goods wholesaler in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the co-founder of Ely & Walker, which remains a clothing brand to this day.
15. Apr. 2024 · David Walker, African American abolitionist whose pamphlet Appeal…to the Colored Citizens of the World… (1829), urging enslaved people to fight for their freedom, was one of the most radical documents of the antislavery movement. A used-clothing dealer, he hid the pamphlet in garments bound for the South.
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David Walker (September 28, 1796 – August 6, 1830) was an American abolitionist, writer, and anti-slavery activist. Though his father was enslaved, his mother was free; therefore, he was free as well ( partus sequitur ventrem ).
David Walker. Boston African American National Historic Site. Frontispiece from David Walker's "Appeal." Library of Congress. Quick Facts. Significance: : Abolitionist, Community Activist, Author of the Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World (1829) Place of Birth: Wilmington, North Carolina. Date of Birth: c.1796. Place of Death:
Walker’s Appeal shocked the American conscience and set in motion a burgeoning movement for immediate abolition. It also helped spark a backlash in the white South. Tragically, Walker died as a young man in 1830.
Born in Wilmington, N.C. of a free African American mother and an enslaved father, David Walker (c.1798 – 1830) was considered legally free. Slavery followed the condition of the mother, not the father. Even though he was techincally free, he still observed the horrors of enslavement.
