Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman, (born Araminta Harriet Ross; Feb.-Mar. 1822 – March 10, 1913), was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, Union spy during the American Civil War and born into slavery1820, in Dorchester County, Maryland, Edward Brodas plantation. Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave from Maryland who became known as the "Moses of her people." Over the course of 10 years, and at great personal risk, she led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, a secret network of safe houses where runaway slaves could stay on their journey north to freedom. She later became a leader in the abolitionist movement, and during the Civil War she was a spy with for the federal forces in South Carolina as well as a nurse.Between 1850 and 1858, she helped more than 300 slaves reach freedom.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. named Michael King at birth, (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King has become a national icon in the history of modern American liberalism. A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president.

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Thomas Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Woodrow Wilson, (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924), was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913.

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Mahatma Gandhi

If any individual can be described as the most effective activist of the 20th century, that person was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, (October 2, 1869 - Assassinated: January 30, 1948), was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India.

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Mohandas K. Gandhi, in the 1920s. Scan by Yann from a picture given by Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad.