Mahatma Gandhi – Blackbird and Company

fearful: feeling afraid; showing fear or anxiety
religious: relating to or believing in religion; the practice, or worship of a divine being
shy: being reserved or having or showing nervousness or timidity in the company of other people
outspoken: frank in stating one’s opinions, especially if they are critical or controversial
courageous: not deterred by danger or pain; brave

Mohandas Gandhi and his followers walked two hundred and forty miles to the town of Dandi and it took them twenty-four days. (Pg 1)
Gandhi traveled to the town of Dandi to protest the unfair Salt Act laws. (Pg 2)
The name Mahatma means, “Great Soul.” (Pg 3)
As a child Gandhi was afraid of thieves, snakes, ghosts, and the dark. (Pg 8)
Gandhi’s friend convinced him to go against his family’s wishes and belief in being vegetarian and ate meat for about a year. (Pg 14)
After high school Gandhi traveled to England to attend school and become a lawyer. (Pg 16)
While he lived in England Gandhi became a member of the London Vegetarian Society, which gave him a community. (Pg 24)

peaceful: free from disturbance; tranquil
renowned: known or talked about by many people; famous
respected: deeply admired or esteemed
cleanly: in a way that produces no dirt; without difficulty or impediment
loyal: giving or showing firm or constant support or allegiance to a person or institution

Gandhi had trouble with his first case as a lawyer in India because he was so shy that when he stood up to present his case his head and the court began to spin. (Pg 28 )
Gandhi chose to stay in South Africa, rather than go home because he wanted to stand up for the rights of Indians in South Africa. (Pg 35)
During the Boer War, Gandhi helped the British army by organizing an Indian ambulance corps with more than a thousand volunteers who collected soldiers from the battlefield and nursed them back to health. (Pg 41)
In the newspaper, Indian Opinion, Gandhi wrote about what was happening in the government; shared ways to cure sickness with use of natural medicines and wrote about the benefits of a vegetarian diet. (Pg 42)
Gandhi urged Indians to protest bad laws in South Africa by using the principle of satyagraha, non-violence and civil disobedience. (Pg 43-44)
Gandhi supported the British after they entered World War I, because he though supporting Britain would help India gain its independence. (Pg 58)
To protest the Rowlatt Acts of 1919, Gandhi called for a hartal, a one day strike in which Indians would not go to work. (Pg 60)

In 1920, Gandhi became the leader of the Indian National Congress (INC). (Pg 69)
Gandhi urged the Indian people to boycott British cloth so that more money would stay with the people of India. (Pg 70)
The third non-violent method Gandhi used to protest British rule was the fast, a refusal to eat. (Pg 71)
Manilal, Gandhi’s son went back to South Africa and became the editor of the Indian Opinion, and to continue the work Gandhi had begun. (Pg 74)
In 1924, Gandhi fasted for three weeks to try and get Hindus and Muslims to talk and listen to each other. (Pg 78)
Gandhi spoke at the Round Table Conference of 1931, to call for an independent India. (Pg 87)
Gandhi spent his time in London walking in the slums of London and talking to the poor. He even had tea with King George V and Queen Mary of England. (Pg 88-89)