If you were to develop a Mt. Rushmore representing the 20th century, whose faces would you select and why? (William and Mary)

If I had the money and resources to build something similar to Mt. Rushmore I would put the faces of people who made a change in this world, people who gave hope to the rest of mankind showing that change is possible. At the same time while considering the above criteria’s I would also try to represent people from different fields and countries to make the mountain a symbol for the world rather than just the American people. The first face on the mountain would be Martin Luther King Jr. The great man who played the biggest role in removing black and white inequality in the United States and at the same time he sent a message across the world to all people showing them that racism should not be tolerated anywhere. The second person on the wall would be Aung San Suu Kyi a Burmese woman who was awarded the noble prize for trying to free the country of Myanmar from the tyrannical rule of the army there. The third face on the wall would be the most common name on everyone’s lips under the topic of peace and independence, Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi. The father of the indian nation who rid the country from british colonization, he is still among one of the most respected men in the world and many of his non-violent protesting methods are still visible in current revolutions such as the Arab springs. The last face on the wall would be that of Bono, the lead singer in the rock band U2. As unconventional as it may seem to include him with all these other revolutionaries, Bono has a right to go down in history. Through music, Bono informed many fans about current catastrophes affecting the world, he has raised millions of dollars for charity and continues to do so even today. These are the faces that I would put on my development of Mt. Rushmore.