Social activist - Definition and Overview

Social activists are people who act as the conscience and voice of many individuals within a society. They address and challenge their natiion on ethical and moral issues, human rights, animal rights, and environmental issues, to name a few.

Notable social activists

• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Gandhi
• Nelson Mandela
• Elie Wiesel
• Cesar Chavez
• Ronald Takaki
• Paul Hewson
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• Rigoberta Menchú Tum
• Dalai Lama
• Amartya Sen
• Rosa Parks
• Russell Means
• Patsy Mink
• Marian Wright Edelman
• Mao Tse Tung
• Maya Angelou
• Rachel Carson
• Mother Teresa
• Abraham Lincoln
• Frederick Douglass
• Susan B. Anthony
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Jane Addams

See also

Activism

External links

• UC San Diego list of social activists (http://collegeten.ucsc.edu/activists.shtml)