Biographical Highlights

Harriet Tubman was a second-generation slave who dedicated her life to fulfilling her cry to the slaveholders, "Let my people go!" She escaped from slavery, herself,...

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The Hebrew phrase tikkun olam (pronounced tee-KOON oh-LUHM) means "world repair." In modern Jewish circles, tikkun olam has become synonymous with the notion of social...

Biographical Highlights

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American from New England who was an author, poet, and natural philosopher. Thoreau was a leading figure in the Transcendentalist movement which held,...

Written by Casey Ruschman with some content from an earlier edition by Melia Tourangeau

 

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Teach for America is a nonprofit organization with the vision "one day, all children in our nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent...

Written by DeAirra Goss

 

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Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become...

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