UNIT 6: WHAT CAN I DO TO CHANGE THE WORLD?

 SESSION 1: LIVES THAT CHANGED OUR WORLD EXAMPLES OF INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE

EXERCISE 1:

1. Luther King, Mandela and Gandhi took action in different ways because they saw some human rights were being denied to some groups of people. Describe the denial of human rights in their 3 cases.

 

2. How did they protest against what they thought was not right? Martin Luther King organised a march to Washington.

Nelson Mandela protested against the new “apartheid” laws in South Africa, which separated people because of the colour of their skin.

3. Did any of them go to prison? If so, how long were they there?

Nelson Mandela worked secretly for the ANC. The Police found out and he was arrested and sent to prison. Nelson spent 28 years in prison.  

The British put Gandhi in prison for six years. 

4. Are they all 3 still alive? If not, how did they die? 

In 1968, Martin Luther King was shot and killed by a white man. 

Gandhi was murdered by an angry Hinduman. 

5. Do the problems that they wanted to solve still exist in society nowadays? 

6. Do you think they contributed to improving their communities? If so, in which way?