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​WHO IS A HERO/HEROINE?

​Heroes and heroines are people who display bravery in standing up for a cause usually at great personal risk.

Their heroic actions encourage us emulate them as they serve as good examples or role models for us.

A NATIONAL HERO/HEROINE IS...

​Committed to a cause and/or principle

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• ​when a person decides to devote time and energy to making a change

• ​someone who is tenacious

Multiple Choice

He lobbied for better treatment of blacks, representation of blacks in the Assembly and fairness for blacks in the justice system.

• Norman Manley

• George William Gordon

• Marcus Garvey

Multiple Select

How did Alexander Bustamante advocate for change in the 1930s? [select all the correct answers]

• He wrote letters to the newspaper about the poor pay workers were getting

• He led protests against poor working conditions

• He started a trade union

• He went to prison for protesting