Bonus: David Walker Appeal

The video is a rendition of David Walker's appeal the man in the video is acting out excerpt from David Walker's appeal. This is something I consider bonus material that relates to something that we discussed in class. So far we have discussed concepts such as the United States Constitution, and double consciousness. These Concepts can be demonstrated and reflected in this video which is interpretation or reading of David Walker's appeal to colored citizens of the world. I argue this is the essence of the Double Consciousness Du Bois and others refer to and it can help facilitate our conversation in class. Listening to David Walker it sounds as if he feels a sense of Double Consciousness which is the correlation in how I am applying this video and his appeal in general to our class. David Walker addresses the feelings of double consciousness however doesn't explicitly diagnose his feelings as he also indirectly addresses the Declaration of Independence. He does directly address is the Constitution and the results it has had on a people. Which is all of extreme relevance to this class and how African Americans were asked to come together. David Walker's appeal is arguably one of the most radical of all anti-slavery documents. His goal was for slaves to come together and revolt against their masters. The goal of the appeal was to instill Pride into its black readers and give hope that someday change would come. In the first day of class I said four words describing black history was religious-centered, dynamic, and I don't recall the other two words I use; however, the other two I will use is underappreciated and triumphant. Prior to reading the remaining materials required for the class I can venture to guess that all of the materials all related back to those four concepts to some degree in one way or another. Just looking at the schedule I know the movement, Civil Rights and Jim Crow, liberation, the age of colorblindness, and Hip Hop sections should all utilize these concepts for sure. This piece of material is one of the reasons we celebrate black history it is because it represents American history that being nationalism David Walker is calling for nationalism which is one of the most celebrated characteristics of US history.