Whites were powerful because they were over all trading and governments in the countries. The governments overthrew the citizens such as the Indians, Africans, and African Americans because the government ran the country. The oppressed groups in India, South Africa, and United States struggled with discrimination and segregation in their jobs, education, and public service.
Indians, South Africans, and African Americans used non-violence to gain their independence from their oppressors. The oppressed groups had powerful nonviolence leaders to help with their nonviolent civil disobedience. Indians had Mahatma Gandhi as their leader, who created the method of nonviolent civil disobedience to gain independence. Gandhi is the first successful leader to use nonviolence to get respect and independence for his country. Gandhi was the inspiration to other leaders that dealt with oppression in their country.