Self Rule and the Salt March, 1929
•Protest to the British tax on salt
•Gandhi walked from Sabarmati, Ashram to Dandi, Gujarat to get salt (240 miles)
•Many thousands followed him
•March lasts March 12 to April 6, 1930.
•Outcome draws support for the independence movement across India and the World
•Gandhi arrested and put in prison
•Gandhi walked from Sabarmati, Ashram to Dandi, Gujarat to get salt (240 miles)
•Many thousands followed him
•March lasts March 12 to April 6, 1930.
•Outcome draws support for the independence movement across India and the World
•Gandhi arrested and put in prison
Summary: The salt march was a peaceful protest, that resulted in many followers for Gandhi. However, he was put in prison.
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Quote:"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Mahatma Gandhi
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Question: In what ways did the Salt March get so much attention?
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