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Gandhi first experienced racism when he was traveling by train, and was asked to move from first class to third. He refused to do so and was thrown off of the train.

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What kind of discrimination did Mohandas Gandhi experience when he was in India?

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What happened during Gandhi's first court case?

Gandhi's first court case occurred in 1893 in South Africa, where he represented himself as a lawyer for an Indian client, Dada Abdullah, in a dispute over a shipping contract. During the proceedings, Gandhi faced discrimination when the court refused to allow him to sit with the European lawyers because he was of Indian descent. This experience profoundly impacted him, highlighting the racial injustices faced by Indians in South Africa and shaping his future activism against such discrimination. It marked the beginning of his journey as a leader advocating for civil rights and social justice.


How did Gandhi face discrimination?

very unfairly


What did Gandhi do to combat discrimination?

He beat it down, in a non-violent way...


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Mahatma Gandhi was pushed out of the train at the Pietermaritzburg station in South Africa in 1893. This incident occurred when he was traveling first class, despite having a valid ticket, but was forcibly removed due to the color of his skin. This experience was pivotal in shaping his views on racial discrimination and injustice, ultimately influencing his later work in the Indian independence movement.


What groups experience discrimination?

how do people with a learning diffuculty experience discrimination through a fuctionalist theory?


How Mahatma Gandhi fought against the racial discrimination?

He launch satyagrah movements.


Mahatma Gandhi fought against the racial discrimination?

He launch satyagrah movements.


Who was better Gandhi or Martin Luher King?

Martin Luther King drew inspiration from Gandhi to fight in a non violent way against deep rooted violent discrimination. Gandhi came first, and so was better! If MLK was not inspired by Gandhi the civil rights movement in the USA would have been a very different story.


How did Gandhi follow God's calling?

A:Mohandas Gandhi was a follwer of the Jain religion. He followed the values of his own faith in opposing discrimination and the excesses of colonialism.


Where was Mohandas Gandhi arrested first?

In Johannesburg, South Africa, while fighting discrimination against Indians. It was also the beginning of his methodology of civil disobedience and nonviolent protest.