Freedom Song

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While studying Sarvodaya, one of Gandhi’s four principles, we discussed different types of nonviolent protests in history. The freedom song assignment was used to take a specific person involved in a nonviolent movement and write a poem from their point of view, taking into consideration their uses of Sarvodaya within their protest. I chose to show the work of Lucy Burns, a suffragist in the early twentieth century. I chose to write about her because I value the women who worked hard to make sure that I, and all of the women around me, have the ability to have a voice. Lucy Burns devoted everything she had to the women’s suffrage movement, and I respect her immensely for her sacrifice.