HENRY DAVID THOREAU

BIOGRAPHICAL INFO

• Born: july 12, 1817 Died: May 6, 1862
• Abolitionist who supported civil disobedience.
• Spent a night in jail because he refused to pay a tax because he felt it supported slavery
• Gave a lecture, " Resistance to Civil Government" 1847; printed 1849.
• Active in the movement of anti-slavery.

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

• the right of individuals to refuse to obey laws that they feel are unjust
• His idea of non-violent civil disobedience influenced leaders such as Ghandi and MLK Jr.
• "Any man more right than his neighbors consitutes a majority of one."

CONNECTION

• William Lloyd Garrison
• Both influential in abolishing slavery
• Both spread their ideals through works of writing

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."