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Garza, Harriet Mandela, And Harriet Tubman And The Heroes Of Justice

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Heroes of Justice Have you ever seen someone’s freedom taken from them? Have you ever seen discrimination right in front of your eyes? Well, Alicia Garza, Nelson Mandela, and Harriet Tubman all experienced these issues first hand and decided to enact change. Alicia Garza started the Black Lives Matter movement to help abolish racial inequality, Harriet Tubman brought hope to other slaves as she started the underground railroad and helped slaves escape, and Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid and for freedom. All three of these individuals helped to enact change by supporting movements that would help eliminate racial inequality, while also supporting freedom. To start, Harriet Tubman made change by helping slaves to escape, and …show more content…

(Mandela 1). Nelson Mandela had a different method than most, as he used his platform to create change and give freedom and rights to his people. The text also says, “It is from these comrades in the struggle that I learned the meaning of courage… I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. I felt fear myself more times than I can remember, but I hid it behind a mask of boldness” (Mandela 4). One great characteristic of Mandela is that he had the ability to never show fear or doubt, no matter the circumstances, he always proved to be a leader and thus the reason he was able to accomplish so much. Finally, the text says, “I never lost hope that this great transformation would occur. Not only because of the great heroes I have already cited, but because of the courage of the ordinary men and women of my country” (Mandela 5). Mandela fought through the toughest of situations and even went to prison for 27 years, just for his people, and continued to fight for them and their rights. These individuals all had hopes and dreams for their people, and they put everything they had into making sure that they was accomplished. Last but not least, Alicia Garza helped to enact change by starting

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