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CHAMPIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS - Coggle Diagram
CHAMPIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Martin Luther King, Jr : (1929-1968)
CAREER
1955–1965: Wrote, spoke, and organized many nonviolent protests for civil rights.
1964: The U.S. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act; King received the Nobel Peace prize
LEGACY
1955: Led the Montgomery bus boycott against segregation laws → arrested and gained national attention.
1955–1965: Wrote, spoke, and organized many nonviolent protests for civil rights. Later, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
1963: Led the March on Washington, DC, with more than 250,000 participants, and delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
MOVEMENT
When championing the rights of people of color in the United States in the 1960s, declared, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
WHO IS HE
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American pastor and civil rights leader. He became famous for fighting against racial segregation with peaceful and nonviolent methods
PLACE OF BIRTH
Born in Atlanta, Georgia.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884 –1962)
Who is she?
Eleanor married rising politician Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1905
Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Commission (1946)
First Lady of the United States (1933–1945)
What human right movements did she lead?
Fought for women, African-Americans, and workers’ equality
Supported racial equality (Marian Anderson, 1939).
Drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).
Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)
Promoted national and international reconciliation.
Led South Africa’s transition from minority rule and apartheid to democracy.
Advocated for a democratic and free society with equality and harmony among all people.
Symbol of resistance during life imprisonment, refusing to compromise his political position.
Joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1944.
Actively fought to abolish apartheid policies of the ruling National Party.
Earned a university degree and a law degree.
Became South Africa’s first black president (1994–1999).
Son of a tribal chief from Transkei, South Africa.
Desmond Tutu
Early Life
Born 1931, South Africa
Teacher → Archbishop
Anti-Apartheid
“Voice of voiceless”
Boycott supporter
Reconciliation advocate
TRC (1994)
Chairperson, appointed by Mandela
Awards
Nobel Peace Prize
Gandhi Peace Prize, others
Legacy
Human rights & equality worldwide
