the great salt march gandhi
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IN 1930, INDIA HAD BEEN UNDER BRITISH RULE FOR MORE THAN
SEVENTY YEARS. THE BRITISH TREATED INDIANS POORLY AND FORCED THEM TO PAY HIGH TAXES ON MANY GOODS,
INCLUDING SALT. INDIANS NEEDED SALT TO STAY HEALTHY, AND MANY
POOR INDIANS COULDN’T AFFORD IT. MOHANDAS GANDHI, A LEADER IN THE NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE TO BRITISH RULE, DEMANDED THE GOVERNMENT
END THE HIGH TAXES ON SALT. WHEN THEY REFUSED, GANDHI
BEGAN THE GREAT SALT MARCH. IT WOULD BECOME ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROTESTS IN
INDIAN HISTORY.
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Levels N, Q, and U.
THE GREATSALT MARCH OF
Gandhi
Written by Thomas KeithIllustrated by Mike Morrocco
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MARCH 12, 1930, ONE DAY AFTER THE DEADLINE
BY MOHANDAS GANDHI FOR THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO
REPEAL A TAX ON SALT.
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ANAND
BORSAD
RAS
DANDI
BY SITTING HERE, WE ARE DOING NOTHING.
WE MUST STAND UP AND MAKE OUR VOICES
HEARD.
HOW ARE WE TO DO
THAT?
IF WE CAN MAKE THE WORLD TALK, THE
BRITISH WON’T BE ABLE TO IGNORE US.
WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST WE DO? WHEN WE
DISOBEY, THEY BEAT AND ARREST US.
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THEY WOULD HAVE US PAY FOR SALT FROM OUR OWN LAND,
NOT TO MENTION PAY FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO DO SO.
A SIMPLE ACTION THAT WILL SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. WE WILL GATHER
SALT FROM THE SEA. WE SUFFER
WHATEVER PUNISHMENT TO SHOW THE BRITISH AND THE
WORLD THAT THIS TAX IS UNJUST.
THE GREATSALT MARCH OF
Gandhi
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GANDHI AND SEVENTY-EIGHT OF HIS FOLLOWERS LEFT THEIR ASHRAM AND BEGAN THEIR 240 MILE
(386 KM) MARCH TO DANDI, INDIA.
ANAND, INDIA MARCH 17, 1930
BORSAD, INDIA MARCH 18, 1930
PLEASE, STAY. THE LAW IS UNJUST, BUT YOU COULD GET HURT IF
YOU DO THIS.
WE WILL MARCH TO
DANDI. WE WILL
TAKE SALT FROM INDIAN EARTH AND
INDIAN WATERS AND USE IT TO HELP FEED
INDIAN PEOPLE. WE WILL
DO ALL THIS AND NOT PAY A BRITISH
TAX.
YOU WILL PAY WITH YOUR BODIES.
KNOWING THAT, YOU STILL PLAN TO MARCH? WHY?
WE SEE NOTHING BEHIND THE LAWS THAT SUPPRESS US.
I INVITE YOU ALL, EVEN THE BRITISH, TO JOIN IN
THIS MOVEMENT.
WILL THEY PERPETRATE MANY
INJUSTICES IN ORDER TO JUSTIFY ONE?
AND WILL THEY PUT
INNOCENT MEN BEHIND BARS?
THE BRITISH MAKE US DANCE
TO THEIR TUNE ON THE STRENGTH OF THEIR
ARMY.
WE MARCH FOR SALT. WE MARCH FOR JUSTICE.
WE MARCH FOR THE PEOPLE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE MARCH FOR OUR
CHILDREN, SO ONE DAY THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO.
WE WILL HAVE STRENGTH IN NUMBERS,
BROTHER. WE WILL STAND UP AND SHOW THEM THE STRENGTH OF
SATYAGRAHA*.
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*SATYAGRAHA: THE PRACTICE OF SEEKING POLITICAL OR SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE
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RAS, INDIA MARCH 19, 1930
DANDI, INDIAAPRIL 6, 1930
WE SHALL VIOLATE THE LAW, AND WE SHALL
BE PREPARED TO SUFFER WHATEVER PENALTY—BE IT
IMPRISONMENT, FLOGGING, OR ANY OTHER.
I WISH I COULD BELIEVE THIS NON-INTERFERENCE BY THE
BRITISH WAS DUE TO ANY REAL CHANGE OF HEART OR POLICY.
IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHAT THE GOVERNMENT
WILL TOLERATE AS THEY HAVE TOLERATED THIS MARCH.
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MR. GANDHI, THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU
DON’T PAY THE TAX INSTEAD OF GOING TO JAIL?
WE HAVE PROVEN THAT CHANGE CAN
COME IN MANY FORMS.
CHANGE CAN ALSO COME FROM
SOMETHING AS SMALL AS A GRAIN
OF SALT.
WE MARCH TO DHARASANA AND
THEIR SALTWORKS. WE WILL KEEP GOING UNTIL WE GET A RESPONSE FROM THE BRITISH.
WHAT NOW FOR YOU AND YOUR
GROUP?
IT CAN COME FROM THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
PEACEFULLY MARCHING AGAINST THEIR GOVERNMENT.
GANDHI WOULD BE ARRESTED ALONG WITH MORE THAN SIXTY THOUSAND INDIANS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
MONTHS. HE WOULD STAY IN PRISON UNTIL 1931. THANKS TO GANDHI’S AND MANY OTHERS’ WORK, INDIA
WOULD BE FREE OF BRITISH RULE ON AUGUST 15, 1947. GANDHI LIVED TO SEE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE BEFORE BEING ASSASSINATED ON JANUARY 30, 1948.
THE ACTUAL BREACH OF THE SALT LAWS BY
COUNTLESS PEOPLE TODAY AND GOING FORWARD WILL SHOW OUR TRUE
RESOLVE.
THEY MAY HURT US, ARREST US, AND
TRY TO KILL OUR SPIRIT. THROUGH ALL THAT,
WE MUST STAY TRUE— WE MUST STAY PEACEFUL
AND NONVIOLENT.
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