Frederick Douglass And Malala Yousafzai

In our time, we had many people who impacted our society. For example, Rosa Parks. She fought for the civil rights of black people. Two heroes who really impacted our society was Frederick Douglass and Malala Yousafzai. Even though from different time periods, both individuals were heroes to people. In Frederick’s time, he was a slave and used bravery & persistence to be able to become free. In Pakistan, most girls weren’t allowed to go to school or work. Malala wanted to change that.

Malala Yousafzai was a 14 year old girl who wanted change for her country. In Pakistan, only about 40% of women could read and write. In order to change that, Malala started speaking at conventions and conferences. The article, ‘Malala Yousafzai: A Girl with

He learned to read and found out he wasn’t supposed to be living the life he’s living. Around 1835, Douglass wanted to become free. He asked his master to work and months later, he ran away. When he ran, he made a difference in the lives of slaves. Frederick encouraged slaves to read and write. He also inspired them to escape from the bondage of slavery.The text, ‘The Abolitionists : Frederick Douglass,’ quotes, “Douglass, would come into conflict with women’s rights groups...which allowed black men to vote..”. Douglass wanted change for women. He worked hard to for colored men, mostly slaves to be able to vote. It took years upon years before black free or not were able to vote. Douglas also tried to get women to get the right to vote so he spoke out at conventions. The text also quotes, “President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation which began January 1st, 1863, freed all slaves in the south.” While speaking at conventions and conferences, Douglass worked hand in hand with President Lincoln. While working with him, Frederick got him to support anti-slavery. By doing this, all slaves in the south were released and became

Malala and Frederick were both persistent when they fought for what they wanted. In Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass , Frederick got captured the first time he tried to run away. Even though he got captured, that didn't stop him from trying again. In ‘Excerpt from a Speech to the United Nations,’ Malala did not stop speaking out even though the Taliban shot her. It quotes, “The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions but nothing changed in my life except this: Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.” Malala continued to lead activist groups and conferences after being shot. She demonstrates persistence by continuing to speak out about the importance of access to education for women. In her grew courage, bravery and