Was David Walker in any way connected to Nat Turner's rebellion?

Answer 1

I don't know that any DIRECT connection has ever been found. But since "Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World"-- Walker's (in)famous pamphlet advocating a slave revolt, if necessary-- raised a major stir when it came out in 1829, it is not unreasonable to think that Turner and/or those who joined him in his 1831 revolt were at least encouraged by Walker's ideas. (I believe, however, that Turner's plan began to take shape before he would have been able to read or hear of Walker's work.) At any rate, they did participate in the same 'universe of ideas' in a time of revolt.

http://www.africawithin.com/bios/david_walker.htm
http://www.gwu.edu/~e73afram/bf-yh-as.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2930.html

Answer 2

Who's David Walker?