In America there are your common fictional heroes Superman, Batman and Spiderman who are very popular. We citizens despise those who have helped make America a better place; those who fought for segregation, for example. Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman believed in racial equality. Therefore, ending segregation was the form of civil disobedience; Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman were both known for civil disobedience. However, both had different philosophy, methods and goals. Segregation heroes Martin Luther King Jr and Harriet Tubman both came from different time periods and had a different philosophy but similar goal.Martin Luther King's philosophy was that he believed in nonviolence. To explain Martin Luther King Jr's philosophy in nonviolence, he did not agree with violent protests or campaigns. Martin Luther believed that violence was not the answer as he taught his followers to peacefully fight for their rights. In 1955 there was a bus boycott; Martin Luther King Jr. was present. This boycott was highly respected due to the demonstration of non-violent action. Martin Luther Kings Jr said: “I have consistently preached that nonviolence requires that the means we use be as pure as the ends we pursue. I have tried to make clear that it is wrong to use immoral means to achieve moral ends. But now I must say that it is equally wrong, or perhaps even more so, to use moral means to preserve immoral ends.” This statement he made means to say that nothing that starts badly ends well. For this reason, he believed that the protest had to be nonviolent to end nonviolence and get his point across. Furthermore, Harriet Tubman's philosophy was to help free the slaves, no matter what the cost, even if it meant putting her life in danger. A cl...... middle of the sheet ......l 1968).Web. March 06, 2014.Bellis,Maria. "Harriet Tumban - Leading the Slaves to Freedom." About.com Inventors. About.com, December 20, 2013. BELL, MADISON SMARTT. "The fugitive." The New York Times. The New York Times, June 23, 2007. March 2014. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/books/review/Bell.html?_r=0"Harriet Tubman." Harriet Tubman's comments on the Malachi project. March 12, 2014. https://www.ihopkc.org/malachiproject/biography/harriet-tubman “Harriet Tubman Quotes.” Harriet Tubman Quotes (author of Harriet Tubman). March 12, 2014. https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/59710.Harriet_Tubman"Martin Luther King, Jr. Philosophy on Nonviolent Resistance, Civil Rights Movement."E-Learning."Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad." Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad. Np, nd Web. March 13, 2014. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/tubman/aa_tubman_rail_2.html