Post IV Civil Disobedience

The article Civil Disobedience talks about how some things are worth fighting for even if you are fighting against society or even the law A very famous act of Civil Disobedience was Mahatma Gandhi and the Salt March in India. Dr. Martin Luther King was greatly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and his nonviolent civil disobedience in India. In The Salt March, Gandhi led thousands of Indians on a 250 mile walk which was a key factor in the fight for Indian independence. The march was aiming at the British salt tax and other things throughout India. The brutal strike back by British police on the peaceful protesters gained international media attention which only increased support for Indian independence and nonviolent protesting. Gandhi’s act of civil disobedience helped make India into what it is today and greatly impacted the lives of thousands of people simply because he believed it was the right thing to do and stood by his beliefs. He had no regard for whether or not society was going to agree with his position on the matter or if he was going to get in trouble with the law.