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The Hero at The Avenue of Eternal Peace The "Tank Man" ended martial law at the Tiananmen Square protests by standing his ground in front of the lead tank.
Malcolm X Malcolm X was an American Muslim minister and activist during the civil rights movement.
Olympe de Gouges Olympe de Gouges was a French playwright, feminist and abolitionist, known for speaking out against the slave trade in the French colonies.
John Lewis: Early Reader Edition Read about leader of the Civil Rights Movement, John Lewis. The version is suitable for early readers.
John Lewis No one had to tell John to stand up for what he believed was right; it just came naturally.
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the United States.
Bayard Rustin Leffler, Warren K., photographer; cropped by Beyond My Ken [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Bayard Rustin was a significant 20th century civil rights activist who organized the 1963 March on Washington, one of the largest non-violent protests ever.
Sergio Vieira de Mello Sergio Vieira de Mello was a Brazilian UN diplomat remembered for his courageous dedication for peace.
George Washington
Frederick Douglass
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was a U.S president who fought for the abolition of slavery while keeping the country united.
Lydia Maria Child Lydia Maria Child (http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/31/19631-004-98446F8C.jpg) Lydia Maria Child wrote brilliantly to advocate for the abolition of slavery.
Thomas Paine Thomas Paine influenced the direction that the early United States would follow.
Georgia Gilmore Georgia Gilmore participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott by selling food at civil rights meetings and opening a restaurant for black and white customers.
The Dan Eldon Activist Award 2024 Kathy Eldon and Grandson Daniel Eldon Turteltaub presented the 2024 Dan Eldon Activist Award.
Martin Luther King Jr Martin Luther King Jr
Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman
Betsy Ross
Doris "Granny D" Haddock Learn about hero Doris "Granny D" Haddock was a political activist who walked across America in her ninetieth year.
Alexander Hamilton: Revolutionary, Visionary, Hero A hero is an ordinary person who does extraordinary things and overcomes great obstacles to achieve their altruistic goals.
Paul Revere Paul Revere risked his life for the freedom of the American colonies.
Liu Xiaobo Liu Xiaobo is a Nobel Prize winning human rights activist.
Ella J. Baker Ella J. Baker was an early and life-long civil rights activist who taught Rosa Parks to stand up for her rights.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn Alexander Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist and dissident who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Winston Churchill
Sun Yat-sen Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Helen Suzman Helen Suzman bravely stood up against apartheid and was the first female South African Minister of Parliament.
Memory Banda: A Voice for Girls’ Rights and the Fight Against Child Marriage Memory Banda, a renowned activist from Malawi, has become a powerful advocate for girls' rights.
Yeonmi Park Yeonmi Park is a human rights activist who fled North Korea.
John Adams John Adams worked as hard for peace for the United States as he did for its independence.
Varian Fry Varian Fry helped thousands of refugees escape from France during WWII.
Florence Kelley Florence Kelley was a children's rights activist who fought against child labor and labor discrimination.
James Morris Lawson Jr James Morris Lawson Jr was a civil rights activist, professor and pastor known for non-violence.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Viola Desmond Viola Desmond
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks Rosa Parks became famous for her bravery and inspired others to stand up against unfairness
Kedaton Campbell is the High School Winner of the 2023 Sing for Hope Music Video Award Echoes of War, a music video, by Kedaton Campbell has been selected as the High School Honoree for the 2023 Sing for Hope Music Video Award
Elizabeth Graham Elizabeth Graham Graham's court case was specifically against the New York streetcar company known as the “Third Ave. Railroad”. That was the company that owned the streetcar she had been forcefully ejected from. She was able to win the case and revolutionized public transportation in New York City.
Robert Smalls Robert Smalls freed himself and his fellow enslaved people from the Confederate-dense waters of South Carolina and also paved a career for himself afterward.
Gandhi
Abraham Lincoln
'Ukwati' Wins MY HERO Film Fest Relationships First Award Ukwati is a heart-felt documentary about child marriage in Malawi and some of the innovative solutions that transpired.
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Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman, a brave soldier who led hundreds of slaves to freedom
Pancho Villa Pancho Villa
"Ghost of Kyiv"
General Dmytro Marchenko The defense of Mykolaiv was headed by General Dmytro Marchenko
Vitaly Kim A symbol of indomitable spirit and faith in the UKRAINIAN PEOPLE.
Samar Minallah Khan, Documentary Filmmaker and Human Rights Activist
Fred Hampton - Revised Fred Hampton (http://www.blackpast.org/aah/hampton-fred-1948-196 ())
Fred Hampton Fred Hampton (http://www.blackpast.org/aah/hampton-fred-1948-196 ())
Frank Mugisha Frank Mugisha is a Ugandan LGBT advocate who won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.
Lucy Stone Celebrating the life and work of feminist, suffragist and abolitionist, Lucy Stone.
Quadi Azam Muhammad Ali Jinah Quadi Azam Muhammad Ali Jinah
Danica Roem Danica Roem is the first transgender person elected official in the state of Virginia.
Alan Turing Alan Turing was a cryptanalyst whose decoding of Nazi messages helped end World War II.
Helen Zia Helen Zia is an Asian American journalist, scholar and activist for human rights.
Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was a slave known for creating the "Underground Railroad" network, leading 300 slaves, including herself, to freedom.
UNLADYLIKE2020: Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman wanted to become an aviator. Rejected from every U.S. aviation school for being a woman and black, she refused to take no for an answer.
Marian Wright Edelman Marian Wright Edelman of Children's Defense Fund Marian Wright Edelman was the first woman admitted to the Mississippi bar, contributed to Martin Luther King's Poor People's Campaign, and founded the Children's Defense Fund to advocate for poor and disabled children.
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela was a peacemaker and a freedom hero.
Daniel Pearl To illustrate Pearl's appearance, with glasses, prior to his death Daniel Pearl was a Wall Street Journal reporter who reported the news with courage, integrity, and intelligence.
Clarence Darrow Clarence Darrow was a 20th century lawyer and member of the American Civil Liberties Union, known for his involvement in the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
Constance Baker Motley Constance Baker Motley broke through the discrimination against blacks, and was the first African-American judge.
Chen Guangcheng Chen Guangcheng, known as the "Barefoot Lawyer," is a blind civil rights activist in rural China, focusing on human rights, women's rights and the rights of the poor.
Linda Sarsour Linda Sarsour, from New York, was co-chair of the 2017 and 2019 Women's March, has been involved in organizational efforts Black Lives Matter, and spoke out against the Muslim travel ban.
Chief Joseph Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce tribe in an effort to keep its homeland.
Susie King Taylor <a href=http://www.pocanticohills.org/womenenc/taylor.JPG>Susie King Taylor</a> Susie King Taylor was a pioneer in the struggle for African American women's rights.
Dalai Lama Dalai Lama is the religious leader of Tibet and an emblem of Tibet's hopes for freedom.
Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall was appointed as the first African American Supreme Court Justice and advanced desegregation in the United States.
Revolutionary Grace Lee Boggs Grace Lee Boggs was a philosopher and activist for Asian Americans and African Americans, throughout her 100-year life.
Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass courageously spoke out against slavery and became a trusted advisor to Abraham Lincoln.
Mary Richards Bowser An abolitionist and Union supporter, Mary Richards Bowser became a black spy in the Confederate White House of Jefferson Davis.
Nadia Murad Nadia Murad is a Nobel Prize-winning activist and sex slave survivor from Kojo, Iraq.
Iqbal Masih Iqbal Masih was a child laborer in Pakistan whose parents forced him to work starting at age 4 to pay off their debts. He escaped by age 10 and became an activist.
Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony was an abolitionist and helped lead the early Women's Suffrage Movement.
Kofi Annan Kofi Annan is an honored freedom and peacemaker hero.
Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington was an educator and the founder of the Tuskegee Institute.
Rosa Parks Rosa Parks made history when she refused to sit in the back of the bus.
Fred Korematsu everythinghapa.com Fred Korematsu bravely protested the Japanese-American internment.
Jose Marti Jose Marti is considered the father of Cuba's battle for independence.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Bryan Stevenson Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, is a lawyer and social justice activist for prison reform.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed in 1909 by whites and blacks to fight for black civil rights.
Jeremy Glick Jeremy Glick was a hero of Flight 93 and Emmy's beloved father.
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Karl Heinrich Ulrichs was the first known activist for gay rights.
Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez was a migrant farm worker and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers Association.
Qasim Amin Qasim Amin was a forerunner in the fight for women's liberation in the Islamic world.
Lidya Vladimirovna Litvak Lidya Vladimirovna Litvak was a WW2 Soviet flying ace who gave her life to protect her homeland.
George Washington George Washington fought for the United States to remain free and was its first president.
Medgar Wiley Evers A photo of Medgar Evers (http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/dir/evers_medgar/) Medgar Wiley Evers worked to end racism in America.
Quaid-E-Azam Quaid-E-Azam helped to create the nation of Pakistan and obtain significant political rights for Muslims.
Tiananmen Square Tiananmen Square discuss freedom and democracy at Tian An Min Square.
Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth born into slavery, worked for the freedom of all.
Inge Sargent Inge Sargent is a Burmese princess devoted to human rights for all.
Reverend Peter Nguyen Van Hung <a href=http://www.taiwanact.net/IMG/jpg/ChaHung2.jpg>Rev. Peter Nguyen Van Hung</a> Reverend Peter Nguyen Van Hung works to end human trafficking of Vietnamese women workers and brides.
Clarence Thomas Young Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas is the second African American ever to be a part of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes "His conduct on the field was marked by conspicuous gallantry, as well as the display of qualities of a higher older man that of mere personal daring" -Ulysses S. Grant, on Hayes'' service in the Union Army
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant helped calm the U.S. after the Civil War.
Dolley Madison Dolley Madison, First Lady (http://z.about.com/d/womenshistory/1/0/s/A/dolley_madison_det.jpg) Dolley Madison was admired for her social graces, courage and patriotism as First Lady of the US.
Pascal Nwoga - Human Rights Activist
Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice rose above the crowd despite racial injustice, worked tirelessly to promote peace and democracy between nations, and also paved the way for generations to come showing us that anything can be accomplished with determination and hard work regardless of race or gender.
Wild Lily Student Movement The replica of the white lily. (http://tinyurl.com/2evqdca) With the end of WWII, Taiwan returned to the Republic of China under UN's decision. After the KMT government retreated to Taiwan, it brought in the period of "White Terror". Since 1980s, Taiwanese people finally stood up for their rights, step by step retaking every right provided by the Constitution. That was a time that heroes brought in the brand-new era of democracy.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" unknown Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" was the civil rights speech that moved the world
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The New Dealer (http://www.gardenofpraise.com/images/roos.jpg) Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The New Dealer guided the United States through the Great Depression and World War II.
Harvey Milk Harvey Milk, an inspiring speaker. (http://charlespeden.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/) “You have to give them hope. Hope for a better world, hope for a better tomorrow … hope that all will be all right
Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Zumbi dos Palmares Zumbi (http://www.capoeira-franken.de/escola/images/zumbi.gif) Zumbi dos Palmares was an African Brazilian abolitionist who is honored as a symbol of freedom.
William Wallace William Wallace William Wallace was a late 13th century freedom fighter for Scotland and Ireland.
Winston Churchill Winston Churchill was one of the first to recognize and warn others of Hitler's danger to freedom and human rights.
Pierre Toussaint Pierre Toussaint was born a slave to kind masters. He and his wife performed acts of charity once freed.
Thomas Garrett Thomas Garrett (history.delaware.gov) Thomas Garrett risked his wealth to help run the Underground Railroad.
The Greensboro Four The Greensboro Four protested segregation with a sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter.
Stetson Kennedy Stetson Kennedy was a writer and human rights activist who endangered his life to stop racism.
Simon Bolivar Simon Bolivar freed a great portion of South America.
Ruby Bridges Ruby Bridges bravely led the way to desegregation of schools as a child.
Roger Nash Baldwin Roger Nash Baldwin Papers. Public Policy Papers. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. P Roger Nash Baldwin A pioneer in the struggle for civil justice.
Robert F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy was a voice for the powerless and advocate for human rights.
RAWA RAWA promotes women's rights through non-violent action.
Pernille Ironside Pernille Ironside, a UNICEF child protection specialist, holds a child’s depiction of Pakistan’s flo Pernille Ironside goes to war zones to free child soldiers.
Osceola Osceola led the Seminoles in their battle for independence.
Morris Seligman Dees Morris Seligman Dees is the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Fay Clayton Fay Clayton Attorney Fay Clayton has spent much of her 26-year career championing society’s victims.
Mohammad Hatta Mohammad Hatta Mohammad Hatta was a central figure in Indonesia's fight for independence.
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla is a beloved leader and martyr of Mexico's independence.
Malcolm X Malcolm X was a warrior in the fight against racism.
Lev Sapega Lev Sapega, the outstanding politician and public (ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/) Lev Sapega was the editor and publisher of the first constitution in Europe.
Kimmie Weeks Kimmie Weeks is a human rights activist and teacher.
Josephine Baker Josephine Baker Josephine Baker was a popular African American dancer in France, fought for civil rights and freedom against the Nazis.
Jose Rizal Jose Rizal is one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines
Jessie Daniel Ames Jessie Daniel Ames worked openly and actively on behalf of racial justice.
Janet Jagan Photos courtesy of Reuters News Service <P> Janet Jagan was the first female president of Guyana and dedicated her life to building the independence of a nation.
James Reeb <b>James Reeb</b> James Reeb risked his own life as a brave civil rights crusader.
Iqbal Masih Iqbal Masih Iqbal Masih was a brave advocate for child labor laws in Pakistan.
James Armistead Picture of James Armistead (http://www.blackpast.com/files/blackpast_images/James_Armistead.jpg) James Armistead helped George Washington win American Independence.
Francisco De Miranda http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/119784/Francisco-de-Miranda-statue-in-London () Francisco De Miranda led the way to freedom from Spain for Venezuela and other South American countries.
Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt was a champion for freedom and devoted her life to gaining rights for others
Dwight Eisenhower Dwight Eisenhower was a successful WW2 general and a wise and insightful U.S. president.
Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet is known as the 'Mandela of Cuba' because he bravely defends the rights of Cuban citizens.
Crazy Horse Crazy Horse on his horse. (http://www.legendsofamerica.com/NA-CrazyHorse.html) Crazy Horse bravely fought for the freedom of the Sioux Nation.
Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino ( (http://pcij.org/edsa20/cory-aquino.html)) Corazon Aquino was the beloved president of the Philippines who stepped up to help her nation.
Chief Standing Bear Chief Standing Bear Chief Standing Bear argued successfully for Native Americans to have the right of habeas corpus.
Bill Bradley Bill Bradley once a pro-basketball player now is a politician who advocates reform to make America better for all.
Bantu Stephen Biko Bantu Stephen Biko founded the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa.
Alexey Maresyev (Unknown (presumably 1945), unknown, unknown name. http://newzz.in.ua/uploads/posts/2011-05/thumbs/ Alexey Maresyev was a Russian fighter ace in World War II who flew without legs.
Angela Davis Angela Davis (voices.cla.umn.edu/.../ authors/DAVISangela.htm) Angela Davis is a leader, author, and professor who has fought for decades for human rights.
An Chang Ho The thinker (http://www.koreanhistoryproject.org/Ket/C30/tp/TP3001a.htm) An Chang Ho helped gain independence for South Korea and influenced its present culture.
Albert Luthuli Albert Luthuli (universitystory.gla.ac.uk) Albert Luthuli won a Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent work against South African apartheid.
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