Who will speak for the poor? Who will listen to slaves, and those who have no rights? Who will work for a future where everyone is equal? Who will give up his house, job, and money to fight for people who are shut out by everyone else?
I will, said Mohandas Gandhi. And he began to fight in a way the world had not seen before--not with weapons, and wild crowds, and words of hate, but with the power of non-violence. This is the story of a man who became the Father of the Nation in his own country of India, and great leader for the whole world. (Word count 17,000)
1. From India to England (1869-1892)
2. South Africa (1893-1894)
3. Experiences of violence (1895-1898)
4. Wars and books (1899-1910)
5. Marching for change (1910-1914)
6. Return to India (1915-1919)
7. The great trial (1919-1922)
8. The salt march (1924-1931)
9. 'A message to all India' (1947-1948)
10. Prison (1939-1944)
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