"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win" - Mahatma Gandhi
The British would not allow the Indians to collect and sell salt. Salt is a needed in a Indian's diet. And if they were to buy salt from the British they would have to pay a heavy salt tax. Poor Indians suffered greatly under the tax. Mahatma Gandhi thought of a simple but, ingenious way to defy the law nonviolently.
On March 12,1930 Gandhi gathered a dozen of his followers and started a 240-241 mile trek from his ashram in Sabermanti to the coastal town of Dandi. As they walked Gandhi talked to large crowds and they joined. Soon there were thousands of people walking with Gandhi and his group. They arrived to to the coastal town on April 5. They made salt out of the seawater. As they were making salt, the Police came and mushed the salt into mud. Gandhi took out a small piece of salt out of the mud and that broke the British law. The coastal cities of Dandi and Bombay followed his example and civil disobedience was shown all over India. British authorities arrested over 60,000 people. On May 5th Gandhi was arrested but the Salt March still went on.
On March 12,1930 Gandhi gathered a dozen of his followers and started a 240-241 mile trek from his ashram in Sabermanti to the coastal town of Dandi. As they walked Gandhi talked to large crowds and they joined. Soon there were thousands of people walking with Gandhi and his group. They arrived to to the coastal town on April 5. They made salt out of the seawater. As they were making salt, the Police came and mushed the salt into mud. Gandhi took out a small piece of salt out of the mud and that broke the British law. The coastal cities of Dandi and Bombay followed his example and civil disobedience was shown all over India. British authorities arrested over 60,000 people. On May 5th Gandhi was arrested but the Salt March still went on.