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Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World

Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World
San Diego Public Library
Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World
Monday, July 27, 2026 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM
San Diego Central Public Library
Free

In 1829, free Black abolitionist living in Boston David Walker published a pamphlet, "Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World," that sent shock waves of terror through slaveholding America. It was a direct and radical challenge to slavery in the U.S.

Join Professors Matsemela Odom and Thekima Mayasa of Mesa College and Danny Widener of UCSD for a stimulating discussion of the Appeal, its status as the most radical of all anti-slavery documents, and its international call to arms against enslavement and anti-Blackness. An America 250 event.

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San Diego Public Library
858-573-5008

San Diego Central Public Library

330 Park Blvd.
San Diego, California 92101
619-236-5800

San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common, opened its doors to a new building, a 497,654 square feet on September 28, 2013. The New facility has over 400 computer devices, 22 study rooms, a charter high school, 3D printer (maker lab), auditorium, teen center, homework center, Veteran’s Resource Center, art gallery, rare book room, children’s library, café and much more. The San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common is the heart of the City of San Diego Public Library system, and a major cultural and recreational facility that provides a wide variety of services to San Diego residents and the 35-branch library system. The San Diego Public Library collection consists of • More than 5.3 million books, including e-books, and audio-visual materials • 3,138 periodical subscriptions • 1.6 million government documents; and • More than 265,295 books in 25 languages other than English

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