When Salt Became Bullets
20th Century

When Salt Became Bullets

In 1930, an unemployed lawyer picked up a handful of salt from the Arabian Sea—and brought the British Empire to its knees.

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Colonial India20th CenturyBritish EmpireNonviolent ResistanceIndependence MovementsMahatma GandhiCivil DisobedienceBritish RajSalt MarchSouth AsiaDecolonization

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