Taking a Stand All Over the World

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

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