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Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi calls for a nationwide hartal, a one day strike against the British. During this many Indians fasted, prayed, and participated in non-violent non cooperation. However, despite Gandhi’s pleas for non violence, a portion of the Indians participating in the hartal destroyed and burned signs of the British. This hartal marked one of the first times Gandhi successfully organized non cooperation on a large scale. -
INC
On April 12th, 1919, British troops arrive in Amritsar, where they learned of protests being held, at a central marketplace, and when the Indian protesters refused to leave, the British opened fire. As a result, 379 Indians were killed, and over 2,000 were injured. -
INC
August 1st, 1920- Gandhi announces that the non-cooperation movement, sponsored by the INC, would begin the next day. -
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi is elected President of the Indian National Congress despite his long absence from politics. He focuses on making the party more accessible and relatable to the lower castes. Through this effort he is able to get the cooperation of a much larger portion of the Indian people in the non cooperation movement he spurred. -
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi is arrested for breaking the Salt Laws. For nearly a month Gandhi and many of his followers walked 240 miles from his compound to the coastal village of Dandi where they proceeded to pick up salt and break British law preventing Indians from obtaining salt anywhere other than the highly overtaxed British markets. This march was heavily covered by international media and brought worldwide attention to India’s struggle for independence. -
Mahatma Gandhi
When the British enter World War II, they declare India is involved in this war too without consulting the Indian leaders. This spurs the “Quit India” campaign which wanted the British to pull out of India immediately and grant full independence. They stated they would only support the British in the war if they were given independence immediately. -
INC
On January 30, 1948, Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a member of the Hindu Mahasabha, while on his way to a prayer service. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
June 5th of 1955, Martin Luther King Jr. recieved his Doctorate in Philosophy in Systematic Theology fron Boston University, thus gaining the title "Dr.". King joined the bus boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested then soon after was elected as president of the Montgomery Improvement Assosiation on December 5th. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In April of 1959, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took a journey to India to study Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent activism. This visit deepened his understanding of the idea od non-violence and his commitment to African-American civil rights activism. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On April 13, 1963, The Birmingham campaign began, which was seen as the turning point in the struggle to end segregation in the South. On August the third, King led The March on Washington, being the largest civil rights demonstration in history with nearly 250,000 protesters. That same month King presented his I Have a Dream speech. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was selected as Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1964 as well as being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, making him the youngest person to be awarded a Nobel Prize for Peace at age 35. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On April 4th of 1968, King was shot and killed in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee. Within a week of his assasination, the Fair Housing Act, also knowm as the Civil Right's Act of 1968, was passed by Congress addressing the prohibition of discrimination of housing, therefore allowing there to be equal opportunities of housing regardless of race or national origin.