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He was one of the founding fathers of our country. George Washington showed grit in the face of overwhelming forces from the British.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

He was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, and he led the historic March on Washington.  He gave his "I Have a Dream Speech" explaining how one day all men could be brothers.

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He spoke up against slavery. He signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Gandhi showed 'grit' by having faith in his tactics and his philosophy that given enough time, the non-violent pressure could pay dividends far greater than violence.

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Although he was imprisoned for 27 years for protesting Apartheid, he continued to work for what he believed in.

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-Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
-2nd woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court

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Rosa Parks showed "grit" by not giving up her seat on a Montgomery bus. Her actions caused her arrest, but also started the Montgomery Bus Boycott that began the Civil Rights Movement.