Peace Movements

Read about a small group of African Americans who changed the course of history by singing songs from their past.

Dr. Wangari Maathai is the leader of an environmental revolution in Kenya that started with tree planting.

The history of Chile's rule under Pinochet

Second part of the White Rose article.

This article describes the heroic efforts of a small group of students who dared defy Hitler and his regime. I wrote this article for a publication called Peace magazine. The article can be found in their Spring 2000 issue.

This article describes the courage of the first African American children to integrate into a Little Rock, Arkansas school in 1957.

Traute Klein, one of my fellow Suite 101 editors, fights for peace. She knows all too well the effects of war. When she was a child, her world was shattered by World War II. It didn't matter which side she was on, her family was one of many innocent families who ...

Abie Nathan chose to impart his peace message in very dramatic ways. This article profiles this activist, known as the romantic Israeli.

What do crocodile tears, folly, and peace have in common? In this article, you will learn how these ideas are connected by reading about the life Erasmus, a 15th century pacifist, writer, and philosopher.

In 1947, a famous Indonesian author was persecuted and imprisoned for his beliefs. At the same time, a religious organization won the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to provide aid to anyone in need. Read this article to learn more about these two pioneers in the fight for world peace.
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