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The Challenges of Radical Reform
2013
Overview
Maria Stewart was angry and defiant in 1833 as she delivered a farewell address in Boston. As a follower of David Walker’s, Stewart had spent two years publicly speaking to fellow African Americans around Boston, urging them to join actively in the fight against slavery. She criticized their interests in gambling and dancing, advocating instead a path of religious devotion and rigorous education. Her criticisms of the free black community as well as the boldness of her public speaking and political writings outraged some African Americans, ultimately forcing Stewart to abandon her crusade. Her activities and her behavior, however, demonstrated
