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Jonathan Walker, American Abolitionist

Walker abhorred by man whipping slave. Jonathan Walker (1799 - May 1, 1878) was an American abolitionist. In 1837, he moved to Florida where the degrading conditions and brutality shown to slaves bothered him. In 1844 he aided several slaves as they attempted to make escape in an open boat from the coast of Florida to the British West Indies. He was captured, put in prison, chained to the floor, and deprived of light and proper food. Walker was convicted, sentenced to be tied to a pillory, and publicly branded on his right hand with the letters S S for slave stealer. Trial and imprisonment of Jonathan Walker published be the Anti-slavery office, 1845.
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Jonathan Walker, American Abolitionist
Walker abhorred by man whipping slave. Jonathan Walker (1799 - May 1, 1878) was an American abolitionist. In 1837, he moved to Florida where the degrading conditions and brutality shown to slaves bothered him. In 1844 he aided several slaves as they attempted to make escape in an open boat from the coast of Florida to the British West Indies. He was captured, put in prison, chained to the floor, and deprived of light and proper food. Walker was convicted, sentenced to be tied to a pillory, and publicly branded on his right hand with the letters S S for slave stealer. Trial and imprisonment of Jonathan Walker published be the Anti-slavery office, 1845.
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38.1 x 26.3 cm | 15.0 x 10.4 in (300 dpi)