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• Activist Name

• Medium

• Activism

• Organization 

• 3 sentnecee explenation of:

  • Who they are

  • What they stand for

  • What they have done/ conributed

• 1 example 

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• Medium- Photographer and Journalist

• Activist: Aganst child Labor Laws

• Organization: National Child Labor Committee

• 3 sentnecee explenation of:

  • Who they are: Lewis Hine was an american Sociologist and Muckruker.

  • What they stand for: Active during the progressive ear and great depression, Hine used his photography and journalism to fight against child labor.

  • What they have done/ conributed- Through his work, he played a large role in the passing of the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938, which establised minimum wadge, the 40 hour work week, and established child labor standards.

• 1 example :"bodies of work" Lewis Hine by Susie Allen https://mag.uchicago.edu/hine

Activist- Human and equal rights for African Americans

Organization- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

Who are they- Martin Luther King was an activist fighting for human and equal rights fr Aficain Americans

What they stand for - Martin Luther King Jr. stood for nonviolent civil rights, equality for African Americans and other marginalized groups, and the creation of a "Beloved Community" characterized by peace, justice, and harmony.

What they have done/contributed- Martin Luther King Jr contributed nonviolent leadership, and major civil rights campaigns, he end discimanation but did not oficialy end slavery.

One example is the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956):

https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/montgomery-bus-boycott

-Was a vehement and clear writer against slavery.

-He was apart of a predominantly black Methodist church, but mostly wrote and worked on his own with very little affiliation with an organization.

Frederick Douglass was a freed slave who wrote about his experiences. He was an abolitionist writer and speaker.

He has written an autobiography about his life that made many realize the horrors of enslaving other humans. He argued that it was deeply un-American and unconstitutional to allow slavery to continue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_to_the_Slave_Is_the_Fourth_of_July%3F#Speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” A powerful speech about the injustice of slavery, and how it rejects the constitution and shams some from it’s guaranteed freedoms.

-Medium: Social Media platforms

-Activism: climate activist leader, A Swedish leader in global fight against climate change

-Organization: Friday for future, A global climate strike movement founded in 2018

• Who Greta Thunberg is: Greta is a Swedish climate activist famous for Founding the “Fridays for future” movement, it involves school, strikes for climate action.

• What Greta stands for: Greta stands for climate, justice, and urgent action on the climate crisis'.

• What Greta has done/contributed: Greta has contributed significantly by raising global awareness of climate crises and inspire action inability with her foundation Fridays for future movement.

  -Example: https://thegretathunbergfoundation.org/

Medium: Speeches, conventions, and organizations

Activist: Women's rights activist

Organization: National Woman Suffrage Association

Who they are: Susan B. Anthony was a writer known for her passionate speeches against slavery and for women's rights.

What they stand for: Susan B. Anthony was a suffragist who believed in equal pay and equality under God.

What they have done/contributed: While she tirelessly fought for women's rights, women couldn't vote until 14 years after her death; however, the 19th Amendment is sometimes referred to as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.

1 example: National Women's History Museum

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/susan-b-anthony

-Medium: Writer

-Activism: Animal Rights Activist

-Organization: Animalia, a Finnish Animal Rights group

-Who they are: Elisa Aaltola is an animal rights activist who uses her writing to spread awareness on animal cruelty.

-What they stand for: Elisa stands for helping animals and trying to inform people of the harm constantly happening to animals.

-What they have done/ contributed: Elisa has published 12 books and 50 peer-reviewed papers on animal philosophy to raise awareness.

-Example: https://unboundproject.org/elisa-aaltola/

Medium- Public speaking, Writing, Education Advocacy

Activism- Girls' Education Rights

Organization- Malala Fund

Who is Malala Yousafzai:

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist who began to speak out for girls' education at a very young age.

What Malala stands for:

She stands for every girl to have the right to go to school and receive a quality education, despite receiving threats from the Taliban.

What she has done/contributes

She even survived an attack in 2012 and became the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, and continues to fight for education rights globally.

One example:

Malala was a co-author of a book named I am Malala to share her story and raise awareness about educational equality

https://lgnavigators.weebly.com/uploads/5/8/5/2/58521739/i_am_malala_%E2%80%93_how_one_girl_stood_up_for_education_and_changed_the_world__young_readers_edition_.pdf

Medium- Human rights activism in the form of direct civil disobedience, refusal to obey unjust laws, and protesting

Activist- Civil rights activism

Organization- Rosa Parks was the secretary of the NAACP group

3 sentence explanation:

Who are they? Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat on the bus.

What do they stand for? Rosa Parks stood for equality and progress towards change.

What have they done/contributed? Rosa Parks didn't give up her seat on the bus, causing the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

1 example: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/rosa-parks

Medium: Organizing strikes, Boycotts, and fasts.

Activism: Fair Wages and Improved Working Conditions.

Organization: United Farm Workers

3 sentence explanation of:

Cesar Chavez was a Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist.

He stands for civil rights, economic justice, and human dignity of farmworkers and other marginalized communities.

He has created the first successful farmworkers union in U.S. history and fought for their rights. Created safer working conditions and essential benefits like health coverage and pension plans for farmworkers.

1 example: https://www.history.com/articles/cesar-chavez

Medium - Grassroots organizing, nonviolent protests, and public awareness campaigns (via media)

Activism - Farm worker rights

Organization - United Farm Workers of America (UFW)

Who He Is - Cesar Chavez was a civil rights activist, Mexican-American labor leader, and co-founder of the UFW.

What He Stood For - Cesar Chavez stood for worker's rights, dignity for farm workers, and nonviolence.

What He Has Done - Cesar Chavez co-founded the UFW and led the Deleno Grape Strike (1965-1970)

Example - https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/workers-united-the-delano-grape-strike-and-boycott.htm

Medium- Motivational speaker, author, and social media platforms

Activist- Against bullying and wants to teach self-acceptance towards disability awareness

Organization- National center for learning Disabilities / Coalition of Texans with Disabilities and many more 

Who they are - Lizzie Velásquez is a prominent activist and motivational speaker known for her advocacy against bullying and her own personal struggles with a rare genetic condition. 

What they stand for- Lizzie Velásquez stands for anti-bullying advocacy, promoting kindness, self-acceptance, and the empowerment of people with disabilities.

What they have done/ contributed- Lizzie Velásquez has contributed to global conversations on bullying and body image by sharing her story through motivational speaking, authoring books, and advocating for anti-bullying legislation.

Example - A Brave Heart the Lizzie Velasquez Story | Full Documentary | Documentary Central

Activism: Education Rights, changing the old school system to more "engaged, and hands-on" activities

Organizations: American Association of Professors, New York City Teachers Union, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the American Civil Liberties Union

Explanation: John Dewey was an activist, philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He stood for education rights and the idea of having "hands-on" activities, and followed the concept of "What the hand feels, the mind learns." Dewey made contributions in education and paved the way for progressive education and "learning by doing."

https://www.neh.gov/article/john-dewey-portrait-progressive-thinker

Medium: Writings, Speeches, Sermons, Imagery, nonviolent protest

Activist: Racial Equality/Civil Rights Activist

Organization: Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Who they are: Martin Luther King Jr was a Racial Equality/Civil Rights activist, and he spoke in front of thousands of people in hopes of giving equality to black people and fighting for justice.

What they stand for: Martin Luther King Jr stood for equality and civil rights, and that racial inequality, segregation, and discrimination should not exist.

What they have done/contributed: Martin Luther King Jr contributed much to the world; he led organizations such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, started protests for the rights of colored Americans, gave a speech, "I Have a Dream," which motivated many people to end discrimination peacefully; his legacy and impact will be remembered to this day.

1 Example: "Martin Luther King, Jr." by Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther-King-Jr?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Medium-community organizing and social activism

Activist-fighting for the rights of farmworkers, women, and marginalized communities, particularly in the realm of voting rights

Organization-National Farm Workers Association

Who are they-Dolores Huerta is an American labor leader and feminist activist.

What they stand for-Dolores Huerta stands for labor rights, women's rights, voting rights, and the power of grassroots democracy, famously coining the rallying cry "¡Sí se puede!" or "Yes, we can!".

What they have done-establish rights for marginalized communities by co-founding the United Farm Workers, leading strikes and boycotts to improve farm worker conditions, and founding the Dolores Huerta Foundation to advocate for social justice, voter education, and community organizing

An example-https://doloreshuerta.org/

https://ufw.org/

Medium: Speeches and Writings for an African American Revolutionary.

Organization: Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU)

Malcolm X was an American Black rights activist. He stood for black empowerment, racial justice, and economic equality. Malcolm X has stood up for Black nationalism and self-determination.

one example: Malcolm X | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

medium: Social Media, Public Speaking, Journalism

Activism: Climate Change and Environmental Protection

Organization: Fridays for Future

3-Sentence Explanation:

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist know for inspiring millions of young people to demand stronger action against climate change. She stands for protecting the planet, reducing carbon emissions, and holding world leaders accountable for environmental damage. Thunberg has spoken at the United Nations, led global climate strikes, and brought international attention to the climate crisis.

Example:

She started the "Fridays for Future" Movement by skipping school to protest outside the Swedish Parliament, sparking global youth climate strikes

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiAt9CZ5IuQAxVjle4BHWYtGrkQFnoECCMQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffridaysforfuture.org%2F&usg=AOvVaw2yKlK4nz1DS4YaHqBSH1uq&opi=89978449

• Who Are they: Booker T. Washington was an educator & principle, as well as "the most the most influential spokesman for Black Americans between 1895 and 1915."

  
  

• What did they stand for: Booker T. Washington was an advocate for the idea of the Black population in America becoming economically stable by their own efforts before fighting for their civil rights completely

  
  

• What have they done: Booker T. Washington led the development of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, now known as Tuskegee University, as the founder, and principle of the institute for the remainder of his life. Here, Black Americans would gain the opportunity to advance themselves in all areas of life. Whether it be literature, science and mathematics, or even specified skills for trade like agriculture, or anything else.

Example: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tuskegee-University

Activist: Rescued around 70 enslaved people.

Organization: Harriet Tubman Home for Aged and Indigent Negroes.

Who is she: American abolitionist and social who escaped slavery and fought against it.

What she stands for: Shows and inspires the symbol or courage, strength, and determination.

What she has done: Guided over 300 enslaves, to freedom fought for the Union, even working as a nurse to the Union during the dreaded Civil War from 1861-1865.

Example: Harriet Tubman

Medium: Direct confrontation, and founding of organization

Activist against: Mistreatment of animals

Organization: Founder of the ASPCA

Who he was: Henry Bergh was a very wealthy man who had inherited wealth from his father

What he stood for: Henry stood for the protection of animals from abuse and neglect by their owners

What he has done: Henry created the ASPCA(the source of all the commercials with the sad dogs) as well as being one of the first voices trying to get animal protection laws created.

Exmaple: the laws he has passed are the baseline for most anticruelty laws now https://www.animallaw.info/article/development-anti-cruelty-laws-during-1800s

Activist- Girls' education and women's rights.

Organization- Malala Fund

Malala Yousafzai is an author and an activist who is fighting for girls' education and women's rights.

Malala Yousafzai stands for her belief that a girl has every right to learn, no matter where she's from or what challenges she goes through.

Malala Yousafzai has spoken out for the girls and women, co-founded the Malala fund, written a book, and survived an assassination attempt.

Ex: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/12/malala-yousafzai-united-nations-education-speech-text

Activist: Civil rights activist and Black empowerment.

Organization: Nation of Islam (NOI) and the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU)

3 Sentence Portion

Who are they: Malcolm X was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights movement and was an African American revolutionary, and Muslim minister, and a human rights activist. He was sadly assassinated when he was only 39 years old.

What do they stand for: Malcolm stood for a couple of things, one of them being Black nationalism, racial pride, and also self-defense for African Americans.

What have they done/contributed: Malcom X has done a lot of contributing when he was alive, some but not limited to organizing temples, cofounded an organization for Afro-American unity, and finally reframed the word "Black" from an insult to something that is a source of pride.

1 example:

https://nhcje.org/blog/malcolm-x-from-radical-empowerment-to-global-solidarity

- Activism: Chicano Rights, Cultural Preservation

- Organization: Chicano Movement

- Who they are: Raul Ruiz is an American physician and politician, currently serving as a U.S. Representative from California.

- What they stand for: He advocates for affordable healthcare, veterans’ services, and immigration reform, drawing from his background as a doctor and son of farmworkers.

- What they have done/contributed: Ruiz has worked to expand access to healthcare in underserved communities and played a key role in legislation supporting public health and disaster response efforts.

Example: https://www.axios.com/2025/05/09/library-of-congress-chicano-journalist-raul-ruiz?

• Medium: Speeches, writing, leadership

  
  

• Activist: Anti-Apartheid activist, equal rights for everyone

  
  

• Organization: African National Congress (ANC)

  
  

• 3 sentence explanation of:

  - Who they are: Nelson Mandela was a South African politician and eventually became the first black president of South Africa through what he did as an activist.

  
  

  - What they stand for: He stood for equality and fought against racial segregation. Mandela did this through having negotiations with the apartheid government after staying in prison for 27 years.

  -What they have done/contributed: Established democracy and united everyone South Africa peacefully. And once he became president, he created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to uncover human right violations that happened during apartheid to heal violators and became a symbol of social justice.

• Example: Nelson Mandela's role in the fight against apartheid in South Africa - World History Edu

Medium- Politics, writing, and speaking out.

Organization- Nelson Mandela Foundation and African National Congress

Who are they? Nelson Mandela was a South African revolutionary political leader who fought for equality during the Apartheid.

What do they stand for? Nelson Mandela was a symbol who stood for equality, peace, and freedom for his country.

What have they done/contributed? Nelson Mandela ended apartheid which were racist laws that oppressed black people. He became president and made South Africa into a democratic country.

Example- Nelson Mandela held many protests against the Apartheid.

https://humanrights.ca/exhibition/mandela-struggle-freedom

• Medium- Social media, public speaking, sports

• Activist- Racial justice and police brutality awareness

• Organization: Know Your Rights Camp

• 3 sentences explanation of:

  • Who they are: Colin Kaepernick is a former NFL quarterback who became a civil rights activist after protesting police violence by kneeling during the national anthem.

  • What they stand for: He stands for racial equality, justice for victims of police brutality, and the fight against systemic oppression.

  • What they have done/contributed: Kaepernick founded the "Know Your Rights Camp" to educate and empower youth of color, and he has donated millions to social justice causes.

  • 1 Example: "Know Your Rights Camp" Colin Kaepernick founded.

    https://www.knowyourrightscamp.org/

Activist- Christian values, supporting Trump, conservative views, reaching out to youth

Organization- Turning Point USA

3 sentence explanation-

Charlie Kirk was a political activist who co-founded the organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and that held political debates mainly on college campuses. Charlie Kirk stood for the support of the MAGA movement, as well as conservative values, along with that he stood for the rights of the second amendment. He contributed to these beliefs by helping found TPUSA, hold debates to see others' views, and post of social media for awareness of what he stood for.

1 Example: "Turning Point USA"

https://tpusa.com

- Medium: Philanthropy, Letter Writing, Public Advocacy

- Activism: Orphan Care, Historical -Preservation, Women's Role in Society

- Organization: Graham Windham Orphanage

- Who they are: Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton was the wife of Alexander Hamilton and a dedicated philanthropist in early American history.

- What they stand for: She stood for caring for children who were orphans and preserving the legacy of her husband, Alexander Hamilton.

- What they have done/contributed: After her husband’s death, Eliza co-founded the first private orphanage in New York City (Graham Windham), raised funds for charity, and worked for 50 years to preserve Alexander Hamilton’s legacy.

Example: https://www.elizasstory.org/

• Medium: Writing, public speaking, and travel

• Activism: Women's rights, disability rights, and pacifism.

• Organization: Goodwill Ambassador, Co-Founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, and American Foundation for the Blind

• 3 Sentence Explanation:

  • Who She Is: Helen Keller was a blind and deaf American author, activist, and disability rights advocate.

  • What She Stands For: Keller stands for social justice and the rights of women, the disabled, and workers.

  • What She Has Done: Keller played a large role in founding the ACLU in 1920, who work to improve health for vulnerable populations, and she pioneered advocacy for the disabled.

• Example:

  • https://www.fsklions.org/helen-keller-speech/

Activist- Women rights and social justice

Organization- Women's Loyal National League (WLNL) and National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA)

Who they are - Susan B. Anthony was a American activist who fought for women's right to vote and the end of slavery.

What they stand for - Susan B. Anthony stood for equal rights, especially fighting for women’s right to vote, the end of slavery, and creating the organization: National Woman Suffrage Association.

What they have done/contributed - Susan B. Anthony helped lead the fight for women’s right to vote, co-founded major women’s rights organizations, gave hundreds of speeches, and pushed for laws that upped equality and ended slavery.

Example -https://lewissuffragecollection.omeka.net/items/show/1123

• Medium - Public speaking, community organizing, protests.

• Activist - Farmworkers rights, labor rights, and womens rights.

• Organization - United Farm Workers and the Dolores Huerta Foundation

• 3-sentence explanation - Dolores Huerta is a Mexican American leader who helped start a group called the "United Farm Workers" with Cesar Chavez. She believes everyone should be treated fairly and get good pay and safe places to work. Due to her hard work, many farm workers gained better rights.

• 1 example - https://www.history.com/articles/dolores-huerta-cesar-chavez-farm-workers?

Activism- Human rights activist

Organization- Independent Chinese PEN Center

Who they are: Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

What they stand for: Liu stood for a more democratic China and fundamental human rights.

What they have done/contributed: Liu often spoke out against the Chinese government and has been detained or imprisoned many times because of his writing and activism.

1 Example: The hunger strike he did with others at Tiananmen Square on June 2nd, 1989.

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2010/xiaobo/biographical/

Medium: Writer, Poet, and Speaker

Activism: Civil Rights and Racial Equality

Organization: Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Who they are: Maya Angelou was an American author, poet, and civil rights activist.

What they stand for: Angelou used her writing and voice to stand up for racial and gender equality, speaking out against discrimination and injustice.

What they have done/contributed: Through her poetry, books, and civil rights work with leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, she inspired generations to fight for equality and self-worth.

Example: Maya Angelou Foundation

Activist - Education for children, and the concept of "learning by doing."

Organization - American Association of University Professors, New York City Teachers Union, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and American Civil Liberties Union

Who they are - John Dewey was an activist, psychologist, and philosopher who advocated for progressive education and the concept of "learning by doing."

What they stand for - Dewey stood for democracy in both education and politics.

What have they done/contributed - Dewey paved the way for the development of pragmatism and progressive education.

Example - Experience and Education by John Dewey, 1938

https://www.neh.gov/article/john-dewey-portrait-progressive-thinker

Mediums- Telavision and radio, Newspapers, speeches and debates

Activism- black power  black self defense 

Malcolm X was an American minister and black nationalist. He advocated for black power and black-self defense. He opened a new idea to fighting against segregation.

Medium: Journalist and Civil Rights Leader

Activist: Against racial injustice, lynching, and for woman's rights

Organization: National Association of Colored Woman (Co founder of NAACP)

Who are they: Ida B Wells was an African Americian journalist, writer, and early leader in both the civil rights and woman sufferage movements.

What they stand for: She fought for racial and gender equality. She used her journal to expose racial violence and demand justice and politcal power for woman.

What they have done/contributed: Through her investigative reporting, she documented and publicized lynchings across the U.S. She co-founded the NAACP and the Alpha sufferage Club, helping black woman gain politcal influence. Her work challenged racism and sexism in American Society.

Example: https://www.vox.com/2015/7/16/8979771/ida-b-wells-lynching-data?utm_

• Acrivist: Jesus Christ of Nazareth

• Medium: Public speaking, unity of people, bringing joy to all areas of life, community action, and storytelling to make hard concepts easy to understand.

• Activisum: Social Justice, compassion for the marginalized, and spiritual reform.

• Who He is: Jesus Christ of Nazareth was a first-century Jewish teacher and public figure, and showed the truth behind religious, political, and social norms of his time, offering the right way through all these things.

• What He stands for: He would go on to advocate for love, inclusion, and forgiveness, care for the poor and sick, and the outcast, standing in strength against systems of oppression and hypocrisy.

• What He has done: Through his teachings, actions, and execution, and historically recorded resurrection even outside of biblical texts, and carved in stone in Rome to this day, with 500 eyewitnesses, He has sparked a movement of people around love, justice, and spiritual transformation, and all of this has shaped billions over 2000 years globally.

• 1 example: https://www.bethinking.org/jesus/ancient-evidence-for-jesus-from-non-christian-sources

Medium : Writer and public speaker

Activist: Civil rights

Organization: Ruby Bridges Foundation(founded in 1999)

3 sentence explanation of

Who are they: Ruby Bridges is an American activist who became a symbol for equal education. She was the first African American child to attend an all-white school.

What they stand for: She stands for civil rights and equal access to education for all students.

What they have contributed: Through her bravery and endurance, Ruby Bridges helped inspire nationwide change by challenging racial barriers in the education system. Eventually, she founded the Ruby Bridges Fountain which works toward creating equal opportunities in education.

1 example: "https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ruby-bridges

Medium- Speeches, Public speaking, Print, Writing, Media, and interviews.

Organization- Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU)

Who are they- Malcolm X was an African american Muslim minister and also human rights activist.

What they stand for- Malcolm X stood and fought for freedom,equality, and also the dignity for African Americans.

What they have done/contributed- He was a major leader when it came to the fight for racial equality and black empowerment during the 1950's-1960's while taking apart of protests but emphasized self-defense and didn't promote the "peaceful protest".

1 Example- "Record of the Week: Malcolm X Protests at DOJ" Malcolm X by RediscoveringBlog.

https://rediscovering-black-history.blogs.archives.gov/2015/02/12/rotw-malcolm-x-protests-doj/

Medium: Television, newspapers, and magazines.

Activism: Black nationalism and self-defense.

Organization: Organization of Afro-American Unity, and Civil Rights Activist

3 Sentences:

Malcom X was seen as a prominent figure who stood up for Black nationalism, fighting against racism by any means, even if it meant using violence. He was able to become a co-founder of Afro-American Unity with the intent to help others learn self-defense and determination. He participates in many debates and forums, including television, radio stations, and universities. programs

Example - "You get freedom by letting your enemy know that you’ll do anything to get your freedom; then you’ll get it. It’s the only way you’ll get it."

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Medium: Oral storytelling, which was later written.

Activist: Human Rights Activist.

Organization:

• She founded the Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation, which helps Indigenous communities, specializing in survivors of violence. By promoting justice, human rights, and education for those in need.

• She also founded the first indigenous-led party in Guatemala. (WINAQ)

  3 Sentence Explanation:

• Who she is:

  Rigoberta Menchu is a K'iche Maya activist from Guatemala who fights for indigenous and human rights.

• What she stands for:

  She stands for justice, equality, and peace, especially for Indigenous people and women.

• What she has done/contributed:

  She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 and started a foundation to support education, culture and human rights in her community.

  1 Example: (Biographical)

• https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1992/tum/biographical/

  
  

Who they are:

An Indian lawyer who engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience and wanted to spread peace

What they stand for:

Gandhi fought against British colonial rule over India and preached nonviolent and peaceful methods of protest

What have they done:

He organized and led the Indian nationalist movement, which freed them from British rule in 1947

One example:

He organized the Salt March in 1930 where thousands walked 240 miles to protest civilly against a heavy salt tax from Britain.

https://www.history.com/articles/salt-march

Activist: Stood for equal rights for African Americans.

Organizations: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

3 Sentences:

Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American activist who advocated for equal rights and spoke from the heart about how the world should end segregation and racism. Martin Luther King Jr. changed the world by playing a very crucial part in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited segregation based on identity and race.

Example: "I have a dream" https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/martin-luther-king-jr

Activists- Human and equal rights for Black Americans in education.

Organization- The Ruby Bridges Foundation

Sentence Explanation:

Who they are: Ruby Bridges was a black American child activist still today a vocal advocate for equality.

What they stand for: During the Civil rights movement, Ruby Bridges was the first black American to attend an all white school, using speeches and her presence to cement her place as one of the many great American activists.

What she has contributed : Ruby Bridges became a symbol of courage and resilience in the Civil Rights movement, and broke down the doors for many other Black Americans seeking education in predominantly white spaces, such as her Elementary school, William Frantz Elementary School in 1960.

1 Example - https://www.nps.gov/people/rubybridges.htm

Medium: Writing, Advocacy Campaigns, and Public Speaking

Activism: Girls Education and Women's Rights

Organization: Malala Fund

Who they are: Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner.

What they stand for: Malala stands for education rights for girls around the world.

What they have done/contributed: After surviving an attack by the Taliban, she founded the Malala Fund to promote education and help empower girls around the world.

Example: The Malala Fund

https://malala.org

medium- media, photography, and platform articles

activist-Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American civil rights activist

organization-National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

3 sentence explanation-

who they were- American civil rights activist known for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery Alabama, in 1955, the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

what they stand for- defiance against racial segregation inspiring the civil rights movement and leading to segregation on public buses

what they have done/contributed to- she was a symbol of power of nonviolent protest. Parks was a dedicated civil rights activist long before this event, having served as a secretary for the NAACP, and she continued her work for equality throughout her life

example-https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/rosa-parks

Medium: Speeches, Public speaking, Print, Writing, Media, and interviews.

Activist: Was a public speaker for the rights an repsects of African Americans. He fought for Freedom for the black race.

Organization: Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU)

Who are they: Malcolm X was an African American Muslim minister and also human rights activist.

What they stand for: Malcolm X stood and fought for freedom, equality, and also the dignity for African Americans.

What they have done/contributed: He was a major leader when it came to the fight for racial equality and black empowerment during the 1950’s-1960’s while taking apart of protests but emphasized self-defense and didn’t promote the “peaceful protest.”

1 Example: Malcolm X https://www.britannica.com/biography/Malcolm-X