After his years in England Gandhi was called to the Bar. So he returned to his home in India. When he got there he learned that his mother had died. While in Rajkot and Bombay Gandhi failed to prove himself to his country. While in his solemn state Gandhi received an offer from Dada Abdulla & Co. He was to move to south Africa and direct a counsel in a lawsuit. Again Gandhi jumped at an unexpected blessing. He left for south africa in 1893.
When Gandhi arrived in Durban he felt the impact of racial arrogance. He was known as a "Coolie barrister", coolie being a racial slur against dark skinned indians. While on a train ride to meet his client in Pretoria Gandhi rode first class. A white passenger came aboard and didn't want a colored person in the same compartment as him. Gandhi having the lower hand, was told to move to third class. When he refused he was shoved out and his luggage was taken away by railroad officials. He shivered in the cold night thinking, "Should I fight for my rights or go back to India?" Gandhi not being coward decided to stay. While spending sometime in Transvaal Gandhi was treated with great hostility. One incident even made his companion urge him to go to court. He did not.
After Gandhi won his case he was to travel back to India however during his farewell dinner in Durban someone handed Gandhi a newspaper. The paper stated that the Natal Government in South Africa was trying to pass a bill that diminished almost all rights and powers of Indians. Gandhi ended up staying in Africa. He created petitions against bills like these. Gandhi did not want any money from his work for rights but he decided that if was in fact going to stay in South Africa he would like to continue his career as a Barrister so he enrolled as an advocate of the Supreme court of Natal.
Three years is how long Gandhi spent in Africa before he went back to India to visit his family. While there Gandhi saw the terrible conditions his people lived in and he decided that it was his duty to help then with their health. His stay in India did not last long. In November 1896 Gandhi sailed with his wife and children back to South Africa. An angry mob of English men were waiting for Gandhi when he came off his ship because of a rumor that was spreading about his cause. Thanks to the help of an English woman Gandhi was able to get out alive. When the British Secretary of States heard about this incident he urged Gandhi to say who the people were so he could prosecute them for their wrongs. Gandhi refused saying that it was a misunderstanding and if it had been resolved they would feel bad for their actions.
Mahatma Gandhi surprised many a people when he expressed his feelings for his enemies. He explains that while he was against his enemies he would without question help them out in time of distress.
Gandhi continued to go Back and forth from India and South Africa. During his third time in Africa he was arrested in 1908 for telling his followers not to submit their fingerprints to the Transvaal Government. This act was called the black act. During Gandhi's first time in prison he received a compromise from and English General, General Smuts. He proposed the idea that if Gandhi registered in the Black act he would repeal it. However when Gandhi did register Smuts went back on his word. This caused Gandhi and the rest of his people to go on a rampage. He was arrested three more times after the first for trying to bring justice in the world. In the end General Smuts "yielded" and gandhi sailed with wife to England in 1914.
Gandhi greatly supported non-violence. On one occasion Gandhi was called to help some workers that were having a dispute with the mill-owners. He asked for them to strike on the condition that they would remain non-violent. They agreed with this however Gandhi believed that it wouldn't be long before someone became violent. Since the cause of their dispute and fear was hunger Gandhi took it upon himself to do what he could to help these people. He starved himself alongside these men. Eventually the mill-owners gave in to the settlement and the starvation stopped.
From 1919 to the day he died in 1948 gandhi was the hero for independence in his country. He made political shocks felt all over the world and soon he was in great demand from every country in the world. He was needed to help countries fight for freedom and anything beyond.
When Gandhi arrived in Durban he felt the impact of racial arrogance. He was known as a "Coolie barrister", coolie being a racial slur against dark skinned indians. While on a train ride to meet his client in Pretoria Gandhi rode first class. A white passenger came aboard and didn't want a colored person in the same compartment as him. Gandhi having the lower hand, was told to move to third class. When he refused he was shoved out and his luggage was taken away by railroad officials. He shivered in the cold night thinking, "Should I fight for my rights or go back to India?" Gandhi not being coward decided to stay. While spending sometime in Transvaal Gandhi was treated with great hostility. One incident even made his companion urge him to go to court. He did not.
After Gandhi won his case he was to travel back to India however during his farewell dinner in Durban someone handed Gandhi a newspaper. The paper stated that the Natal Government in South Africa was trying to pass a bill that diminished almost all rights and powers of Indians. Gandhi ended up staying in Africa. He created petitions against bills like these. Gandhi did not want any money from his work for rights but he decided that if was in fact going to stay in South Africa he would like to continue his career as a Barrister so he enrolled as an advocate of the Supreme court of Natal.
Three years is how long Gandhi spent in Africa before he went back to India to visit his family. While there Gandhi saw the terrible conditions his people lived in and he decided that it was his duty to help then with their health. His stay in India did not last long. In November 1896 Gandhi sailed with his wife and children back to South Africa. An angry mob of English men were waiting for Gandhi when he came off his ship because of a rumor that was spreading about his cause. Thanks to the help of an English woman Gandhi was able to get out alive. When the British Secretary of States heard about this incident he urged Gandhi to say who the people were so he could prosecute them for their wrongs. Gandhi refused saying that it was a misunderstanding and if it had been resolved they would feel bad for their actions.
Mahatma Gandhi surprised many a people when he expressed his feelings for his enemies. He explains that while he was against his enemies he would without question help them out in time of distress.
Gandhi continued to go Back and forth from India and South Africa. During his third time in Africa he was arrested in 1908 for telling his followers not to submit their fingerprints to the Transvaal Government. This act was called the black act. During Gandhi's first time in prison he received a compromise from and English General, General Smuts. He proposed the idea that if Gandhi registered in the Black act he would repeal it. However when Gandhi did register Smuts went back on his word. This caused Gandhi and the rest of his people to go on a rampage. He was arrested three more times after the first for trying to bring justice in the world. In the end General Smuts "yielded" and gandhi sailed with wife to England in 1914.
Gandhi greatly supported non-violence. On one occasion Gandhi was called to help some workers that were having a dispute with the mill-owners. He asked for them to strike on the condition that they would remain non-violent. They agreed with this however Gandhi believed that it wouldn't be long before someone became violent. Since the cause of their dispute and fear was hunger Gandhi took it upon himself to do what he could to help these people. He starved himself alongside these men. Eventually the mill-owners gave in to the settlement and the starvation stopped.
From 1919 to the day he died in 1948 gandhi was the hero for independence in his country. He made political shocks felt all over the world and soon he was in great demand from every country in the world. He was needed to help countries fight for freedom and anything beyond.