After reading David Walker’s Appeal and Maria Stewart’s Lecture Delivered at the Franklin Hall I understand why Maria Stewart has been known as the protégé of David Walker. Their rhetorical styles are alike in the aggressive method that amplified strong will, determination, and dedicated tones. Our book Norton Anthology of African American Literature stated that "the publication of David Walker's Appeal in Boston in 1829 seems to have given real impetus to Maria Stewart's desire to address the issues facing African American men and women on the eve of the most militant phase of the antislavery struggle in America" (Gates, Smith 181). David Walker and Maria Stewart were both born as a free African American.
While the Appeal explains countless
While the Appeal explains countless