David Walker's Appeal and Balancing Evils Judiciously, the story of Zephaniah Kingsley, both clearly illustrate the above mentioned conflicts associated with slavery, and give unique and contrasting views concerning the practice of slavery preceding the American Civil War. Each author addresses slavery and related topics such as race, prejudice, and the plan for African colonization. Each author also claims to have genuine concern for the welfar

First and foremost, David Walker was against the practice of slavery. Walker perceived slavery as the most obvious form of oppression inflicted on the colored people by white Americans. He believed that slavery was not a "necessary evil", but instead pure evil that completely contradicted the teachings of the bible and had to be stopped. As a result, Walker's arguments against slavery were very emotionally and religiously charged.

David Walker, on the other hand, perceived slavery, race, and the African colonization plan, in a completely different manner than Zephaniah Kingsley. David Walker's intentions for writing his Appeal, were even the exact opposite to the motives of Kingsley. Kingsley was trying to save the institution of slavery, while Walkers main goal was to see it come to an end. David Walker was a free black man, and a radical abolitionist. Therefore, Kingsley represented everything that Walker was against.

e of American slaves and free colored people. However, their perspectives on these subjects are completely different, and therefore, the arguments presented by each of these men are largely incompatible.

Walker then asks what his people had done to deserve such treatment. Why were they continually persecuted when all his people had done was "enrich their country with our blood and tears"? (p13} This brings us to the second issue, racism. Walker asserted that American racism was completely unfounded. He used the Christian bible to back up the validity of his claim. That "all men are created equal", and therefore, no man has the right to be the master of another man. Only god is the master of all men. On the surface Kingsley and Walker may appear to agree on their views of racism. Both do not believe that race and class have anything to do with each other. However, Kingsley does believe that some men have the right to control others, and it is because of this sentiment that, Kingsley and Walker do not actually agree on the subject of racism.

Because of these above-mentioned beliefs, Kingsley was greatly displeased by the increasing number of prejudicial laws against free blacks being passed throughout the U.S. Kingsley feared these blatantly prejudicial laws because they challenged the validity of his family and endangered the entire institute of slavery. He believed t

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