Where can we learn about character and courage?

Regular people standing up for justice and equality. Better to let their acts speak for their own courage:

On June 10, 1963, nightsticks were raised and fire hoses turned on black residents, who dared to protest Danville’s resistance to the civil rights movement with a peaceful demonstration in front of Danville’s jailhouse.

The day was so vicious, it became known as “Bloody Monday” to honor the victims that day - nearly 50 brutally beaten and at least 60 arrested.

It has taken more than 40 years, but on Saturday, at the site of the attack - now Danville’s courthouse - firefighters were lined up in front of a fire truck, hoses rolled up tight, to applaud along with the rest of the audience as a historical plaque was unveiled to honor those who fought for equality.

Bloody Monday' marker dedicated, Dansville Register Bee, Dansville, VA

This is a very nice story

Calling themselves “H.ighly I.ntelligent P.eople H.ealing O.ur P.lanet,” the group will announce their newly-produced CD, which they hope will spark discussion among other youth in Westchester schools and community centers about possibilities for bringing positive change to their communities and the wider world.

The 15 young people are students of White Plains resident Cornell Carelock, an educator and hip-hop artist known as “Lord Judah.” Under the auspices of the Westchester Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence, Mr. Carelock presented his students Dr. King’s Six Principles of Nonviolence (as compiled by the King Center in Atlanta), and gave six small groups the chance to create a song in response to what they read. The group’s name reflects Mr. Carelock’s and his students’ visions that hip-hop can be a way for young people who want to build a world without violence to express their hopes and dreams.

Martin Luther King Jr. Hip Hop on Wstchester.com