How Did Gandhi Use Nonviolence

For years Gandhi used nonviolence protests against the British Empire and yes it was as hard as it sounds. Mahatma Gandhi was relentless when facing the economic, social, political, and environmental obstacles which he had to overcome. To start off, while Gandhi was an attorney in South Africa during 1893 he was thrown off a train for sitting in first class and being-what they call-colored, even though he acquired the proper payed ticket. This discrimination did not settle with Mr. Gandhi. Likewise being the intelligent young man he was he took a bold stand and gathered people around his village so that they could watch and follow him as he burned his “pass” in attempt to show the government that their unfair laws were not going to consume him and his people; This was the first time Mr.Gandhi was jailed.After returning from jail he was ready to take action again, he asked his people to not submit to any of the absurd new laws. Instead they would come together and show a force by marching in protest against the laws meaning South Africa’s work force was absent. For this Mr. Gandhi and hundreds of other Indians were …show more content…
Of course when British politicians realized that all of India had come to a complete stop they were shocked and had Mahatma arrested-for his fourth time. Unfortunately without the nonviolence leader Mr.Gandhi around the Indians were irate and began rioting, causing the Amritsar Massacre at Sikh temple. Mr.Gandhi returns with a different way to not only unify the people of India but also strike at the British using nonviolence. The burning of clothes was a symbol of unification of people of Hindu and Muslim religions and well as a slight removal of the cast system which made a big impact in the fight for independence. Causing Mr.Gandhi's fifth arrest for