There were many leaders before and still there are many. Some important leaders you should know about are Martin Luther King Jr. and Rigoberta Menchu. They shared many similarities and differences between each other. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rigoberta Menchu were great leaders. They both were very hardworking by them both doing many strikes and speaking up for themselves. Martin and Rigoberta both won the Nobel Peace Prize. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rigoberta both spoke for themselves many times like when he wrote “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” in which he explained why he believed in nonviolence. Rigoberta Menchu also wrote a book about her struggle and the Mayan community’s problems called, “I, Rigoberta Menchu.” Rigoberta and Martin both wanted to end racism and freedom of speech. …show more content…
Rigoberta had a rough time,she began working as a coffee farmer at the age of eight and was able to go to school when she didn’t have to work. She moved to Guatemala to earn money for her family. Rigoberta was devastated when her parents and her brother were killed by the Guatemalan Dictatorship for criticizing the government. Some achievements she made was when she taught herself spanish so that she could better speak for indigenous rights and also used her fame to raise money for education and anti-racism projects among Mayan Guatemalans. Her exposure of the Human rights abuses in Guatemala helped to end