HEROES

Below are some excellent sites for finding out about heroes - people and organizations that showed moral courage in the face of great adversity.  Be sure to scan through the entire listing if you are searching for a topic!  This listing represents only a small fraction of sites available on the the Internet regarding heroes.

Nobel Peace Prize Official "Electronic Nobel Museum" Site  http://www.nobel.se/enm-index.html
Visit this site for a HUGE amount of information about the nobel peace prize and the laureates (winners of the prize).

Nobel Peace Prize Winners 1999-1901  http://www.almaz.com/nobel/peace
This site has short biographies and links for all of the nobel peace prize winners, including Doctors Without Borders CHECK ON THIS, Martin Luther King, the Dali Lama, and Mother Theresa, to name a few well known recipients.

Lucid Cafe  http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/categoryindex.html
This large website has hundreds of biographies of heroes in many categories.

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial    http://www.rfkmemorial.org
The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial seeks to help keep Kennedy's vision alive through domestic and international programs that help the disadvantaged and oppressed, and that recognize, train and support our next generation of leaders.

Fredrick Douglas: American Visionary 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/overview.htm
http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/home.html  
Learn more about the "father of the civil rights movement".  President Lincoln referred to Douglas as "the most meritorious man of the nineteenth century."

Peace Pilgrim Homepage    http://www.peacepilgrim.com
Friends of Peace Pilgrim    http://www.peacepilgrim.org
Visit these sites and read about the incredible journey of one woman for peace.

Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Home Page http://www.dwb.org
Loads of information about the world's largest independent international medical relief agency.

Heroes    http://www.universalrights.net/heroes
"The Universal Rights Network is a meeting place for the peoples of the world to share their stories of the importance of universal human rights and fundamental freedoms to us all."

My Hero    http://www.myhero.com
A fun and inspiring site created by teens for teens!

Breaking the Barriers: A Houston Chronicle Special Edition  http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/sports/special/barriers/index.html
An excellent web site with good links!

Jackie Robinson Society    http://www.utexas.edu/students/jackie
Stealing Home: A Tribute to Jackie Robinson http://www.sound.net/~vivian/jackie2.html
These sites, and others you can get to by following the links, are dedicated to preserving and spreading the legacy of Jackie Robinson.

Jim Thorpe: Official Web Site   http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/thorpe.html
Jim Thorpe: Athlete of the Century  http://www.alphacdc.com/necona/jimthorp.html
Learn more about this fantastic Native American athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, and played professional football and baseball.

Jesse Owens: Official Web Site   http://www.cmgww.com/sports/owens
Born to sharecropper parents, this African American athlete struck a blow against the racist views of Adolph Hitler during the 1936 Berlin Olympics by breaking Olympic world records and winning four gold medals.

Viva Cesar Chavez!   http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Ececipp/cesar_chavez/chavezhome.htm
History of the Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers   http://www.ufw.org/ufw/history.htm
These are two excellent sites to start your research about the American labor leader Cesar Chavez.  The UFW site includes a quicktime movie and audio clips from Chavez's "Commonwealth" speech.  

Life Stories of Civil War Heroes   http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6732/index.html
"America's Civil War was a time of turmoil... from 1861-1865.  During this period, families, friends, and loved ones were separated or parted, and thousands suffered and died.  But despite people's hardships and adversities, many perserved. ...  The lives of a few of the noble and brave are presented here, along with sources that may be of interest for more in-depth study."

Profiles in Caring   http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/Val/Columns/SC10.html
This site has a selection of profiles of "people throughout history who, through their caring, have made a significant contribution to the lives of others."  Profiles include Clara Barton, Aristotle, Bejamin Franklin, Lillian D. Wald, Henri Landwirth, and Mary McLeod Bethune.

Fallen Martyrs   http://www.fallenmartyrs.com/index.htm
This site memorializes individuals who have made a difference in the world.  It includes a tribute to the heroes of September 11.