Fannie Lou Hamer by Robert Shetterly

From the Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series

was known as the queen of the Leica

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Individuals who have stood up for justice and human rights for all people.

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Janet Jagan
Janet Jagan was the first female president of Guyana and dedicated her life to building the independence of a nation.

Picture of RAWA

RAWA
RAWA promotes women's rights through non-violent action.

Picture of Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges bravely led the way to desegregation of schools as a child.

Leffler, Warren K., photographer; cropped by Beyond My Ken [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin was a significant 20th century civil rights activist who organized the 1963 March on Washington, one of the largest non-violent protests ever.

<b>James Reeb</b>

James Reeb
James Reeb risked his own life as a brave civil rights crusader.

Picture of James Armistead (http://www.blackpast.com/files/blackpast_images/James_Armistead.jpg)

James Armistead
James Armistead helped George Washington win American Independence.

Picture of The Journey is the Destination Illustration by Dan Eldon

The Journey is the Destination Illustration by Dan Eldon
A page from the late young hero Dan Eldon's journal pages. He was killed in Somalia on assignment but his collages remain as proof of his global vision

Picture of Varian Fry

Varian Fry
Varian Fry helped thousands of refugees escape from France during WWII.

Picture of Jeremy Glick

Jeremy Glick
Jeremy Glick was a hero of Flight 93 and Emmy's beloved father.

(http://www.gardenofpraise.com/images/roos.jpg)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The New Dealer
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The New Dealer guided the United States through the Great Depression and World War II.

Angela Davis (voices.cla.umn.edu/.../ authors/DAVISangela.htm)

Angela Davis
Angela Davis is a leader, author, and professor who has fought for decades for human rights.

Roger Nash Baldwin Papers. Public Policy Papers. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. P

Roger Nash Baldwin
Roger Nash Baldwin A pioneer in the struggle for civil justice.

Picture of Bantu Stephen Biko

Bantu Stephen Biko
Bantu Stephen Biko founded the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa.

Picture of Jose Rizal

Jose Rizal
Jose Rizal is one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines

Picture of Stetson Kennedy

Stetson Kennedy
Stetson Kennedy was a writer and human rights activist who endangered his life to stop racism.

Picture of UNLADYLIKE2020: Bessie Coleman

UNLADYLIKE2020: Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman wanted to become an aviator. Rejected from every U.S. aviation school for being a woman and black, she refused to take no for an answer.

Picture of Marian Wright Edelman

Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman was the first woman admitted to the Mississippi bar, contributed to Martin Luther King's Poor People's Campaign, and founded the Children's Defense Fund to advocate for poor and disabled children.

Picture of Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist .

Picture of Qasim Amin

Qasim Amin
Qasim Amin was a forerunner in the fight for women's liberation in the Islamic world.

Picture of Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square discuss freedom and democracy at Tian An Min Square.

Picture of Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was an abolitionist and helped lead the early Women's Suffrage Movement.

Picture of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was a peacemaker and a freedom hero.

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Francisco De Miranda
Francisco De Miranda led the way to freedom from Spain for Venezuela and other South American countries.

Picture of Osceola

Osceola
Osceola led the Seminoles in their battle for independence.

The thinker (http://www.koreanhistoryproject.org/Ket/C30/tp/TP3001a.htm)

An Chang Ho
An Chang Ho helped gain independence for South Korea and influenced its present culture.

Lev Sapega, the outstanding politician and public (ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/)

Lev Sapega
Lev Sapega was the editor and publisher of the first constitution in Europe.

Picture of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs

Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs was the first known activist for gay rights.

Picture of Mary Richards Bowser

Mary Richards Bowser
An abolitionist and Union supporter, Mary Richards Bowser became a black spy in the Confederate White House of Jefferson Davis.

Picture of John Adams

John Adams
John Adams worked as hard for peace for the United States as he did for its independence.

A photo of Medgar Evers (http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/dir/evers_medgar/)

Medgar Wiley Evers
Medgar Wiley Evers worked to end racism in America.

Picture of Clarence Darrow

Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was a 20th century lawyer and member of the American Civil Liberties Union, known for his involvement in the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.

Picture of Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet

Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet
Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet is known as the 'Mandela of Cuba' because he bravely defends the rights of Cuban citizens.

Picture of Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Picture of Malcolm X

Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a warrior in the fight against racism.

To illustrate Pearl's appearance, with glasses, prior to his death

Daniel Pearl
Daniel Pearl was a Wall Street Journal reporter who reported the news with courage, integrity, and intelligence.

William Wallace

William Wallace
William Wallace was a late 13th century freedom fighter for Scotland and Ireland.

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker was a popular African American dancer in France, fought for civil rights and freedom against the Nazis.

Lydia Maria Child (http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/31/19631-004-98446F8C.jpg)

Lydia Maria Child
Lydia Maria Child wrote brilliantly to advocate for the abolition of slavery.

Corazon Aquino ( (http://pcij.org/edsa20/cory-aquino.html))

Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino was the beloved president of the Philippines who stepped up to help her nation.

Picture of John Lewis

John Lewis
No one had to tell John to stand up for what he believed was right; it just came naturally.

Picture of Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant helped calm the U.S. after the Civil War.

Picture of Jose Marti

Jose Marti
Jose Marti is considered the father of Cuba's battle for independence.

Picture of Jessie Daniel Ames

Jessie Daniel Ames
Jessie Daniel Ames worked openly and actively on behalf of racial justice.

Pernille Ironside, a UNICEF child protection specialist, holds a child’s depiction of Pakistan’s flo

Pernille Ironside
Pernille Ironside goes to war zones to free child soldiers.

Chief Standing Bear

Chief Standing Bear
Chief Standing Bear argued successfully for Native Americans to have the right of habeas corpus.

Picture of Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama is the religious leader of Tibet and an emblem of Tibet's hopes for freedom.

Picture of Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington was an educator and the founder of the Tuskegee Institute.

<a href=http://www.taiwanact.net/IMG/jpg/ChaHung2.jpg>Rev. Peter Nguyen Van Hung</a>

Reverend Peter Nguyen Van Hung
Reverend Peter Nguyen Van Hung works to end human trafficking of Vietnamese women workers and brides.

Dolley Madison, First Lady (http://z.about.com/d/womenshistory/1/0/s/A/dolley_madison_det.jpg)

Dolley Madison
Dolley Madison was admired for her social graces, courage and patriotism as First Lady of the US.

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice
rose above the crowd despite racial injustice, worked tirelessly to promote peace and democracy between nations, and also paved the way for generations to come showing us that anything can be accomplished with determination and hard work regardless of race or gender.

Picture of Doris "Granny D" Haddock

Doris "Granny D" Haddock
Learn about hero Doris "Granny D" Haddock was a political activist who walked across America in her ninetieth year.

Zumbi (http://www.capoeira-franken.de/escola/images/zumbi.gif)

Zumbi dos Palmares
Zumbi dos Palmares was an African Brazilian abolitionist who is honored as a symbol of freedom.

Picture of Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Alexander Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist and dissident who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Picture of Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt was a champion for freedom and devoted her life to gaining rights for others

Crazy Horse on his horse. (http://www.legendsofamerica.com/NA-CrazyHorse.html)

Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse bravely fought for the freedom of the Sioux Nation.

Picture of Liu Xiaobo

Liu Xiaobo
Liu Xiaobo is a Nobel Prize winning human rights activist.

Picture of Constance Baker Motley

Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley broke through the discrimination against blacks, and was the first African-American judge.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream"
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" was the civil rights speech that moved the world

Iqbal Masih

Iqbal Masih
Iqbal Masih was a brave advocate for child labor laws in Pakistan.

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Fred Korematsu
Fred Korematsu bravely protested the Japanese-American internment.

Picture of Sergio Vieira de Mello

Sergio Vieira de Mello
Sergio Vieira de Mello was a Brazilian UN diplomat remembered for his courageous dedication for peace.

Picture of Kimmie Weeks

Kimmie Weeks
Kimmie Weeks is a human rights activist and teacher.

Picture of Helen Zia

Helen Zia
Helen Zia is an Asian American journalist, scholar and activist for human rights.

Picture of Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was one of the first to recognize and warn others of Hitler's danger to freedom and human rights.

Picture of Paul Revere

Paul Revere
Paul Revere risked his life for the freedom of the American colonies.

Picture of Simon Bolivar

Simon Bolivar
Simon Bolivar freed a great portion of South America.

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Alexey Maresyev
Alexey Maresyev was a Russian fighter ace in World War II who flew without legs.

Albert Luthuli (universitystory.gla.ac.uk)

Albert Luthuli
Albert Luthuli won a Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent work against South African apartheid.

Picture of Helen Suzman

Helen Suzman
Helen Suzman bravely stood up against apartheid and was the first female South African Minister of Parliament.

Fay Clayton

Fay Clayton
Attorney Fay Clayton has spent much of her 26-year career championing society’s victims.

Picture of Ella J. Baker

Ella J. Baker
Ella J. Baker was an early and life-long civil rights activist who taught Rosa Parks to stand up for her rights.

Picture of The Greensboro Four

The Greensboro Four
The Greensboro Four protested segregation with a sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter.

Picture of Lidya Vladimirovna Litvak

Lidya Vladimirovna Litvak
Lidya Vladimirovna Litvak was a WW2 Soviet flying ace who gave her life to protect her homeland.

Picture of Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks made history when she refused to sit in the back of the bus.

Picture of Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth born into slavery, worked for the freedom of all.

Picture of Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine influenced the direction that the early United States would follow.

Picture of Olympe de Gouges

Olympe de Gouges
Olympe de Gouges was a French playwright, feminist and abolitionist, known for speaking out against the slave trade in the French colonies.

Picture of Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley once a pro-basketball player now is a politician who advocates reform to make America better for all.

<a href=http://www.pocanticohills.org/womenenc/taylor.JPG>Susie King Taylor</a>

Susie King Taylor
Susie King Taylor was a pioneer in the struggle for African American women's rights.

Picture of Inge Sargent

Inge Sargent
Inge Sargent is a Burmese princess devoted to human rights for all.

Picture of Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan is an honored freedom and peacemaker hero.

Picture of Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower was a successful WW2 general and a wise and insightful U.S. president.

Picture of Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce tribe in an effort to keep its homeland.

Picture of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla is a beloved leader and martyr of Mexico's independence.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was a U.S president who fought for the abolition of slavery while keeping the country united.

Picture of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass courageously spoke out against slavery and became a trusted advisor to Abraham Lincoln.

Picture of Pierre Toussaint

Pierre Toussaint
Pierre Toussaint was born a slave to kind masters. He and his wife performed acts of charity once freed.

Picture of Quaid-E-Azam

Quaid-E-Azam
Quaid-E-Azam helped to create the nation of Pakistan and obtain significant political rights for Muslims.

Thomas Garrett (history.delaware.gov)

Thomas Garrett
Thomas Garrett risked his wealth to help run the Underground Railroad.

Picture of Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy was a voice for the powerless and advocate for human rights.

Mohammad Hatta

Mohammad Hatta
Mohammad Hatta was a central figure in Indonesia's fight for independence.

Picture of Morris Seligman Dees

Morris Seligman Dees
Morris Seligman Dees is the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center.