Henry David Thoreau, Mohandas K. Gandhi and Nelson Mandela these three people believed to be oppressed. These people are very important and made great history. They all changed and did the impossible for their people. Something that no other human being had the ego to do. They changed the way of thinking to their government. Thoreau, Gandhi and who Mandela were the ones who awake. In other words, they knew their rights and did something about it. They spoke against the oppression they witnessed during their lifetimes. They fought for their rights they deserved to have and believed to have.
Mr. Thoreau was born on July 22, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts. He was best known for his poetry and tax resistant. He was a very bright human being and knew is rights. Henry believed that he didn’t have to pay taxes; he felt oppressed about it. He also believed that ordinary citizens can better themselves, their political system and their society. Thoreau once quoted “They only can force me who obey a higher …show more content…
Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in India. Mr. Gandhi led India’s independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s by speaking softly without carrying much of a big stick, facing down the British colonialists with stirring speeches and non- violent protest. Gandhi was best known for Indian nationalist leader Mahatma. What Mr. Gandhi did was something mouth opening. While the government took away the rights of selling “salt” something that the Indian people consumed and sailed to provide their families. The gov. banned them from doing so. Gandhi wasn’t so pleased of the idea so he made this march called the “salt march.” Gandhi said “my followers must have self- confidence to be succeed.” Where Gandhi gathered people to go to the council and convince them about their rights. After they went Gandhi was jailed for fighting and speaking the truth. At the end the council was convinced and the Indian people got their rights. Later on Gandhi died on January 30,
Mr. Thoreau was born on July 22, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts. He was best known for his poetry and tax resistant. He was a very bright human being and knew is rights. Henry believed that he didn’t have to pay taxes; he felt oppressed about it. He also believed that ordinary citizens can better themselves, their political system and their society. Thoreau once quoted “They only can force me who obey a higher …show more content…
Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in India. Mr. Gandhi led India’s independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s by speaking softly without carrying much of a big stick, facing down the British colonialists with stirring speeches and non- violent protest. Gandhi was best known for Indian nationalist leader Mahatma. What Mr. Gandhi did was something mouth opening. While the government took away the rights of selling “salt” something that the Indian people consumed and sailed to provide their families. The gov. banned them from doing so. Gandhi wasn’t so pleased of the idea so he made this march called the “salt march.” Gandhi said “my followers must have self- confidence to be succeed.” Where Gandhi gathered people to go to the council and convince them about their rights. After they went Gandhi was jailed for fighting and speaking the truth. At the end the council was convinced and the Indian people got their rights. Later on Gandhi died on January 30,