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David Walker (September 28, 1796 â August 6, 1830) was an outspoken African-American abolitionist, writer and anti-slavery activist. Though his father was a slave, his mother was free so therefore he was free.
Walker's Death. David Walker died in August of 1830. He was thought to be 33 years old. Some believed he had been poisoned as a result of writing his Appeal. However, it is more likely that he succumbed to the tuberculosis that had also taken his daughter's life. His son, Edward G. Walker, was born after his death and in 1866, he became the first Black person ever elected to the Massachusetts state legislature. Lesson Summary. David Walker was an active voice in the fight against slavery.