People who said no : courage against oppression

The Resource People who said no : courage against oppression
Label
People who said no : courage against oppression
Title remainder
courage against oppression
Statement of responsibility
Laura Scandiffio
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
When saying no is the right thing to do. Sometimes it's okay to ignore the rules or break the law. In fact, it's essential! This thought-provoking book features people who did just that: Sophie and Hans Scholl, siblings who distributed antigovernment pamphlets in Nazi Germany; and Andrei Sakharov, who helped develop the nuclear bomb in Cold War Russia, but then spoke out against its use. Some, like Rosa Parks, were not originally in positions of political power but came out of the ranks of regular citizens to stand up for human rights. Others, like Oscar Romero, archbishop of El Salvador, used their power to change the status quo. Also included are Helen Suzman, a South African member of parliament who fought apartheid; Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent years under house arrest for protesting the dictatorship in Burma; and the people of Egypt, who recently brought down the repressive government of Hosni Mubarak. These inspirational profiles of people who followed their moral compass make for riveting stories as well as excellent starting points for discussions about ethics and morality
Biography type
collective biography
Cataloging source
NLC
Dewey number
j303.48/40922
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • portraits
Index
index present
LC call number
HM881
LC item number
S33 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Target audience
juvenile

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