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Mahatma Gandhi spoke English with an Irish accent, for one of his first teachers was an Irishman

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While in England in 1931, Gandhi made his first radio broadcast to the US. The first thing the people of the United States heard him say was " Do I have to speak into this thing ?"

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Gandhi was extremely punctual. One of his few possesions was a dollar watch. Just before he was assassinated , on January 30th 1948, Gandhi was very upset because he was 10 minutes late getting to a regular prayer meeting !!!

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He was not born a outspoken leader. In fact in his autobiography he says that as a small boy, he was so shy he would run home from school because he could not bare to talk to

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In 2009 the USA declared that Nelson Mandela International day will be celebrated every year on July 18 (his birthday).

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Nelson Mandela grew up in a small village and was the first member of his family to attend school. This was because his father , Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa who served as a counselor to tribal chiefs , died when Nelson was 9 years old. He was adopted by the Tembu regent , Chief Jongintaba Dalindyebo.

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Rosa Parks actually was'nt the first African woman not to give up her seat for a white person !

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favorite sports of freedom fighters.  By William

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favorite sports of freedom fighters.  By William

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Martin Luther King JR:
BASEBALL

Barack Obama:
BASKETBALL

Rosa Parks:
DOESN'T HAVE A FAVORITE

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandala has a  meaning behind his name.

Nelson:

at the time African needed to get an english name because Africa was concurred by english people at the time

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7 Interesting Things You Didn’t Know About MLK’s Famous Speech (Marci)

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7 Interesting Things You Didn’t Know About MLK’s Famous Speech (Marci)

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1.The “I Have a Dream” part of the speech wasn’t a part of the original draft. Singer Mahalia Jackson coached Dr. King to tell the listeners “about the dream.”

2. The full speech is 17 minutes long and was reportedly written in New York and Washington, D.C.

3. Dr. King was inspired by other famous works: English playwright and poet William Shakespeare, the U.S. Declaration of Independence and The Bible influenced the “I Have A Dream” speech.

4. Even though it’s known as the “I Have A Dream” speech, it was originally called “The Normalcy Speech” and “A Canceled Check”.

5. The civil rights leader stayed up until 4 a.m. the night before working on the speech. He reportedly told an aide that he wanted the speech to sound like President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.

6. People almost never clearly heard Dr. King’s speech.  Even though an expensive sound system was installed for the event, it was damaged right before. Thanks to Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Army Corps of Engineers were able to fix the speakers before Dr. King took the stage.

7.  Clarence B. Jones, who helped co-write the speech, said Dr. King adlibbed much of the speech, especially the famous “I have a dream” part. The speech “went on to depart drastically from the draft I'd delivered,” Jones reportedly said, adding: “In front of all those people, cameras, and microphones, Martin winged it.”

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Did you know that 250,000 supporters listened to the famous speech called " I have a Dream " and it lasted 17 minutes

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James Earl Ray is infamous for assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968.

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Nelson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. July 18th is Nelson Mandela day. People spend 67 minutes helping others.The 67 minutes represent the 67 years Mandela spent serving his country. Invictus was a 2009 about Nelson Mandela and the South African rugby team. He had 6 children and 20 grandchildren!

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Nelson Mandela has written an autobiography called Long Walk to Freedom.There was also a children's version of the biography.

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Nelson Mandela spent 9855 days 236520 hours in prison

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Gandhi was arrested on 10 March 1922, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years' imprisonment.

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Born: October 2 1869 Porbandar India

Date and place he was killed:January 30, 1948, New Delhi, India

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It was not Rosa Parks who banned segregation in buses, it was Martin Luther King J.r!

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Rosa Parks already knew the bus driver who asked her to give up her seat!The driver was James Blake, who had a reputation for treating black passengers without dignity. Ten years earlier, Blake stopped Parks from entering the front of the bus, telling her to use the back entrance, then sped away before she got on.

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Rosa Parks was not the first African-American woman to be arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus! Claudette Colvin, Aurelia Browder, Mary Louise Smith and Susie McDonald—also stood up against bus segregation law before Parks.

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Nelson Mandela spent spent 27 years in prison on an island called Robben island.This was at the coast of South  Africa. It was during the apartheid that Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.
This is him in the prison at Robben Island

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Mandela's birth name was Rolihlahla. The name "Nelson" was given to him by his teacher on his first day of elementary school. It's not clear why she chose that particular name. It was the 1920s, and African children were given English names so colonial masters could pronounce them easily.

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There's a nuclear particle named after Nelson Mandela!

He's favorite sport is boxing

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Obama collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics.

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He was known as "O'Bomber" at high school for his skill at basketball

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Barack Obama is left handed! He is the sixth president of the U.S.A. to be left handed.

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In 1955  Martin Luther King Jr. took leadership of the Montgomery Bus Boycott where Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat and moving to the back of the bus for a white man.

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Martin Luther King Jr. skipped 9th and 12th grade and entered college at the age of 15

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Martin Luther King Jr.  was born Michael King Jr. on January 15th 1929 in Atlanta Georgia.

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Nelson Mandela appeared in a spike lee film

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In prison, Madela was highly skilled at secretly passing notes.

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In 1952, Mandela and Oliver Tambo set up South Africa's fist black-run law firm.

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Nelson Mandela, a person who truly changed the world, grew up in a tiny village and was the fist member of his family to attend school.

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Unlike most women of the time, Mary Seacole travelled a lot. Before setting of for the Crimeria, Mary had spent time in Panama, Haiti and Cuba.During her travells, she spent time helping sick and injured people. She gained lots of experience treating people suffering with Cholera, Yellow fever and other tropical diseases.

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Mary Seacole was able to read and write , but it is not clear wether or not she attended school.

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Mary Seacole's mother ran a boarding house in kingston. Many of the guests were European soldiers

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In prison, Mandela was highly skilled at secretly passing notes. During his incarceration on infamous Robben Island, Mandela and the other prisoners would communicate by leaving notes in discarded matchboxes, under piles of dirty dishes, and taped in toilet tanks. Using these methods, Mandela and the other prisoners organized a hunger strike and succeeded in their effort to improve their living conditions.

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Mary was born in 1805 in Kingston, Jamaica.Her father was a Scottish soldier and her mother was Jamaican.Mary’s mother ran a boarding house in Kingston. Many of the guests were disabled and injured European soldiers.Mary was able to read and write, but it is not clear whether or not she attended school.

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Mary Seacole

She was a Jamaican woman who ran a hotel with her mom when she was 12. She learned how to make natural medicines out of plants and helped to heal solders anywhere she could. When the Crimean war broke out Mary felt like she had to do something and not just sit here in the hotel. So she went to England hoping she would be sent out to work with Florence Nightingale ( who was a very important nurse and a professional in her job ). But her help was rejected so she used her own money to go out to the war and help soldiers. When she arrived at Panama she built a hotel with her husband and with two mules went out on the battlefield and helped soldiers. She didn't let the bullets passing by stop her either.

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Nelson Mandela was born in 1918, the son of a chief of!
He was married to 3 women and stayed in prison for 27 years!

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Nelson Mandela was married to 3 people:  Evelyn Ntoko Mase, Winnie Madikizela and Graça Machel.

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Here is all about Mahatma Gandhi and facts about him!
*He was born on October 2nd 1869,Porbandar,India.
*He was killed on January 30th 1948 in New Delhi,India.
*Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize 5 times!
*M. K. Gandhi was responsible for the Civil Rights movement in 4 continents and 12 countries!
*The funeral procession of Mahatma Gandhi was 8 kilometers long!
*Great Britain, the country against whom he fought for independence, released a stamp honouring him, 21 years after his death!

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Mahatma Gandhi was India's political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement.

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See all the wonderful things Ms Dyte has made

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Mary Seacole cooked and served roasted parrots in her hotel, but refused to serve roasted mokeys

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Seretse Khama was the first president of Botswana, a former British colony in Southern Africa. He loved his country and he did many things for his citizens especially from educational point of view. Even though he fought against the British colonialism he married a white English women he knew when he used to study in London. This fact created a big diplomatic scandal at that time, indeed mixed weddings were forbidden. In this respect the wonderful movie "A United Kingdom", recently shooted, is based on this story

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*Nelson Mandelas real name was Rolihlahla Mandela and name Nelson he got at school when he was 7 years old.
*His father passed away when Nelson was 12 years old.
*Rosa Parks full name was Rosa Louis McCauley Parks.
*Rosa Parks was in the bus because she was on her way home from work.
* Martins Luthers Kings name was Michael, not Martin.
*King was jailed 29 times.

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When he was born, his name was Rolihlahla Mandela.

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Barack Obama was born in  Honolulu Hawaii.
He mostly grew up in Hawaii and then went to America and laater became the president.

Name-Barack Obama

Place of birth-Honolulu Hawaii

President Number-44th president

Parennts- Barack Obama Sr. (Father)
Ann Dunham
(Mother)

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Rosa Parks literlly made the rule that black people can sit next to white people on the bus
Here is a famous quote from her...

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Ruofan                           Nelson Mandela is a very very famous freedom fighter and he stayed in prison for 27 years!

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Ruofan                           Nelson Mandela is a very very famous freedom fighter and he stayed in prison for 27 years!

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Martin Luther King jr. was a civil rights activist who fought for black people's right in America.There was segregation and discrimination going on all over America.Born in Atlanta,he  made several boycotts,speeches and marches over the states of America.His very famous speech was called 'I have a dream'.This took place in Washington D.C,more than 250,000 people attended!It was in 1963 that this event happened

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Martin Luther King was the leader of civil rights and he also received the Nobel Peace Prize and he wrote a really famous speech called I have a dream . He later was killed in 1968 by Assassins.

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Nelson Mandela was born in 1918, the son of a chief of the Thembo people.

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The top freedom fighter in the world,who fought for black people's rights was Nelson Mandela and still is!

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Nelson Mandela is a famous freedom fighter