Post on 01-Jan-2016
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Mohandas Gandhi1891
• India under
British rule
• Non-violent protests in 1915
• Fasting and prayer
• Boycotts
• Marches
• Beatings plus oppression
• Beliefs: • Equality of religion: Muslim and Hindu
• Equality of Rights ( The Untouchables)
• 1888 Gandhistudies law in Englandand becomes a lawyer.
• Indian Independence from the British
ASIA
• In 1906, Gandhi protestsAnti-Indian laws in South Africa and is imprisoned.
Emiliano Zapata1879-1919
NORTH AMERICA(Mexico)
In 1909, he was elected representative of Anenicuilco..
Allowed women in the Zapatista army called soldaderas
Protested land being taken away from rightful owners
Worked the family farm
Born in Anenecuilco, Morelos, Mexico
Arrested for protesting improper land distribution
Wrote the Plan of Ayala
In 1910, he joined the Revolution
Beliefs:• Agrarian reform• Fair land redistribution
Hiroki SugiharaJuly – September 1940
• Japanese diplomat
• Realized German persecution
• Wrote 6,000 family visas
• When deported handed out visas from the train
• Risk taker• Nazi regime
• Civil disobedience
• Sympathizer
• Family supporter
• Against : prejudice
• Beliefs: Equality of people• Life is valuable
• Today 40,000 descendants still live
Cesar Chávez(1942-1993)
North America(Arizona/California)• Civil Rights activist
• 8th grade education
• Migrant farm worker
• Protest against poor treatment of Immigrant farm workers.
• In 1946, formed a labor union: NationalAgricultural Workers Union.
• Inspired by Gandhi
• Non-violent protests: protesting,marching, bargaining, picketing, jailing, and fasting
Against: • Prejudice• Racism• Economic discrimination
Beliefs: • Equal pay• Right to vote• Healthy work conditions • Safe pesticides• Racial equality
Martin Luther King Jr.(1955-1968)
/North America
• Civil Rights Activist
• Boycott bus /joined Rosa Parks
• Black and white desegregation
Protested black and white• segregation
• Unfair treatment
Non-violent protests:• Marching• Picketing• Boycotting• Speaking• Fasting and prayer
Against racial discrimination