David Walker
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David Walker was a 19th-century African American abolitionist best known for his radical 1829 pamphlet "Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World," which forcefully condemned slavery and racism in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Walker canonical | 4 |
| David Walker (abolitionist) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2363546 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: David Walker Context triple: [American abolitionist movement, notableFigure, David Walker]
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Samuel Cornish
Samuel Cornish was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and admiral noted for his role in major naval operations during the Seven Years' War.
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William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer best known for founding and editing the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator and advocating immediate emancipation.
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was a formerly enslaved African American abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman whose autobiographies became foundational works in American and African American literature.
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Wendell Phillips Garrison
Wendell Phillips Garrison was an American editor and author best known for his long tenure as literary editor of The Nation and for advancing the reformist and abolitionist legacy of his family.
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William F. Garrison
William F. Garrison is a retired U.S. Army major general best known for leading the 1993 special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, later depicted in the book and film "Black Hawk Down."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: David Walker Target entity description: David Walker was a 19th-century African American abolitionist best known for his radical 1829 pamphlet "Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World," which forcefully condemned slavery and racism in the United States.
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A.
Samuel Cornish
Samuel Cornish was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and admiral noted for his role in major naval operations during the Seven Years' War.
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B.
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer best known for founding and editing the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator and advocating immediate emancipation.
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C.
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was a formerly enslaved African American abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman whose autobiographies became foundational works in American and African American literature.
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D.
Wendell Phillips Garrison
Wendell Phillips Garrison was an American editor and author best known for his long tenure as literary editor of The Nation and for advancing the reformist and abolitionist legacy of his family.
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E.
William F. Garrison
William F. Garrison is a retired U.S. Army major general best known for leading the 1993 special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, later depicted in the book and film "Black Hawk Down."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
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abolitionist ⓘ activist ⓘ pamphleteer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| advocated |
immediate abolition of slavery
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resistance to slavery ⓘ |
| appealCalledFor |
Black unity
ⓘ
self-defense against oppression ⓘ |
| appealCondemned |
slavery as a sin against God
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the hypocrisy of American democracy ⓘ |
| birthCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| birthPlace |
Wilmington
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surface form:
Wilmington, North Carolina
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| birthYear | c. 1796 ⓘ |
| criticized |
chattel slavery in the United States
ⓘ
colonization schemes to send Black Americans to Africa ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ |
| deathCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| deathPlace | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1830 ⓘ |
| distributedWorkThrough | Black sailors ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| fullName | David Walker self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Frederick Douglass
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Henry Highland Garnet ⓘ later Black abolitionists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World
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condemning slavery and racism in the United States ⓘ writing a radical antislavery pamphlet ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World
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Walker’s Appeal ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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clothing shop owner ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| operatedBusiness | secondhand clothing store in Boston ⓘ |
| politicalMovement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarship on early African American political thought ⓘ |
| usedInAppeal |
biblical arguments against slavery
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revolutionary rhetoric ⓘ |
| workPublicationPlace | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1829 ⓘ |
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Subject: David Walker Description of subject: David Walker was a 19th-century African American abolitionist best known for his radical 1829 pamphlet "Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World," which forcefully condemned slavery and racism in the United States.
Referenced by (5)
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