- Gandhi is considered the father of the Indian independence movement.
- Gandhi spent 20 years in South Africa working to fight discrimination.
- It was there that he created his concept of satyagraha, a non-violent way of protesting against injustices.
- While in India, Gandhi's obvious virtue, simplistic lifestyle, and minimal dress endeared him to the people.
- He spent his remaining years working diligently to both remove British rule from India as well as to better the lives of India's poorest classes.
- Many civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr., used Gandhi's concept of non-violent protest as a model for their own struggles.
- http://www.biography.com/people/mahatma-gandhi-9305898#awesm=~oCfYy2fq9na7JX