Bob Zellner
Civil Rights Foot Soldier From a family line of KKK members, Bob Zellner became one of the first white southerners to engage in the early civil rights movement. He organized sit-ins, rallies,...
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A Megaphone for the Marginalized Few give their entire life to serving others. George “Elfie” Ballis is one of those few. He was a powerful force for social change, characterized by his fluid and...
View ArticleFan Yew Teng
A Tower of Virtue Remembered for his commitment to virtue and his uncompromising character, Fan Yew Teng lived a life that empowered others through knowledge, inspired them through his action, and...
View ArticleDolores Huerta
A Lifetime of Sacrifice A small woman with a relentless spirit and a lifetime of sacrifice, Dolores Huerta has spent almost 60 years on the front lines of labor advocacy and civil rights. Her courage,...
View ArticleLuigi Ciotti
Tireless servant of the marginalized. For over a century the criminal syndicate in Sicily, Italy named the “Cosa Nostra” has been forcefully controlling the region. The federation of Mafia families...
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai
Malala has become a young national hero in Pakistan, known for her powerful voice and her courage to stand up for freedom and human rights. From the age of 11 she has boldly expressed her feeling...
View ArticleOctavius Catto
“A Hero Ahead of His Time” Ninety years before Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat because of her race, Octavius Catto defied a conductor’s request to vacate a horse-drawn tram to make a...
View ArticleSusan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony - “The Workhorse of the Women’s Rights movement.” A courageous leader in educational reform, labor activism, abolitionism, temperance, and most prominently, women’s rights.
View ArticleLobsang Tenzin
Lobsang Tenzin continually risked his health and safety to advocate for the needs of political prisoners in Tibet and for prison reform. The twist, Lobsang Tenzin is one of Tibet’s longest serving...
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