<Li> Jeremy Bentham (1748--1832)--British philosopher, writer, and teacher on civil rights, inspiration </Li> <Li> James Madison (1751--1836)--American founding father, introduced and lobbied for the U.S. Bill of Rights </Li> <Li> William Wilberforce (1759--1833)--leader of the British abolition movement </Li> <Li> Mary Wollstonecraft (1759--1797)--British author, early advocate for women's rights </Li>

List of leaders of the civil rights movement