# Mr. Walker — Clotel character guide

> Mr. Walker in Clotel by William Wells Brown.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Walker, Dick Walker, Dick

**First appearance:** 0006-iii-the-negro-chase

## Who they are

Slave catcher who pursues runaways.

## Relationships

### [William Wells Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/characters/william_wells_brown)

_rivalry_

Mr. Walker is a slave catcher or trader, opposing Brown's abolitionist perspective.

### [William Wells Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/characters/william_wells_brown)

_rivalry_

Mr. Walker is a slave catcher or trader, opposing Brown's abolitionist perspective.

## In the story

### [Narrative of the Life and Escape of William Wells Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/narrative-of-the-life-and-escape-of-william-wells-brown)

Slave-trader who hires William; oversees the transport and sale of slaves to New Orleans.

### [Going to the South](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/ii-going-to-the-south)

Slave speculator who buys and transports slaves to New Orleans; sells Currer to a clergyman.

### [The Slave Market](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/v-the-slave-market)

Walker, the slave-trader, brings his gang to the slave pen for sale.

### [XV: Today a Mistress, Tomorrow a Slave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/clotel_se/chapters/xv-today-a-mistress-tomorrow-a-slave)

Slave-trader who buys Clotel and takes her out of state; previously sold Clotel's mother and sister.

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