The salt march history graphic story
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- Britain: 1882
- March 2, 1930
- Indians were forced to buy vital minerals from their British rulers. The Indian's poor and rich suffered greatly under the tax.
- According to our new Salt Act of 1882, we are prohibiting Indians from collecting or selling salt.
- India: 1915
- the Arabian seaApril 5
- Gandhi has just returned from South Africa to begin working on India's independence from the British
- We have to fight for our independence from Britain!
- We must defy the salt act, but do so non violently.
- Gandhi reasoned and knew that defying the Salt Act would be the most reasonable thing to do
- Gandhi wrote a letter to inform Viceroy Lord Irwin that he and the others would be boycotting the salt laws in 10 days.
- In 10 days we will set out to Sabermanti!
- We are going to make salt from the sea water. This is the start of our movement!
- Gandhi left with many followers and gained more and more as he was going to Sabermanti.
- Civil disobedience spread all throughout India. British authorities ended up arresting more than 60,000 Indians.
- On May 5th, Gandhi was arrested.
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