
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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Download on the App StoreColonial India20th CenturyBritish EmpireNonviolent ResistanceIndependence MovementsMahatma GandhiCivil DisobedienceBritish RajSalt MarchSouth AsiaDecolonization
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