Mohandus Ghandi And Desmond Tutu: Nonviolence Methods
Jessalyn Gutierrez
PPA - Thematic Essay
Ms.Flannery
April 15, 2015
Throughout history, many circumstances have led to individuals, such as Ghandi and Desmond Tutu to develop ideas. These ideas have often affected societies. These individuals fought against human rights. Both Mohandus Ghandi and Desmond Tutu used nonviolence methods. Both individuals got what they wanted without violence. Ghandi was an important leader in India during its independent movement, he influenced people spiritually and politically. He thought himself as the subject of discrimination as an Indian in South Africa. For example, when he used a first class train ticket, a white passenger in first class complained about Ghandi being there and a railway worker tried to get him to move to third class. Ghandi refused to move and got kicked off the train. After that, he started to organize Indians in South Africa to protest on discrimination. When Ghandi returned to India he joined the National Congress, a politicial group that wanted autonomy from Great Britain. Ghandi used methods of disobedience, boycotts and fasts to defend human rights. In the early 1900s …show more content…
In South Africa Bishop Desmond Tutu became part of a group fighting agaisnt the policy of Aparthied. This was a system of laws that were forcused on segregation of the races. Tutu used nonviolent methods to end Aparthied. He is mostly responsible for pressuring the United Nations to place sanctions on South Africa. This affected South Africa because without that money coming in their economy continued to slow down, helping cause the end Aparthied. His efforts along with other peoples efforts were successful in ending Aparthied. With the help of the White president De Klerk and Nelson Mandela, they helped form agreements that slowly desegregated public facilities and abolish
PPA - Thematic Essay
Ms.Flannery
April 15, 2015
Throughout history, many circumstances have led to individuals, such as Ghandi and Desmond Tutu to develop ideas. These ideas have often affected societies. These individuals fought against human rights. Both Mohandus Ghandi and Desmond Tutu used nonviolence methods. Both individuals got what they wanted without violence. Ghandi was an important leader in India during its independent movement, he influenced people spiritually and politically. He thought himself as the subject of discrimination as an Indian in South Africa. For example, when he used a first class train ticket, a white passenger in first class complained about Ghandi being there and a railway worker tried to get him to move to third class. Ghandi refused to move and got kicked off the train. After that, he started to organize Indians in South Africa to protest on discrimination. When Ghandi returned to India he joined the National Congress, a politicial group that wanted autonomy from Great Britain. Ghandi used methods of disobedience, boycotts and fasts to defend human rights. In the early 1900s …show more content…
In South Africa Bishop Desmond Tutu became part of a group fighting agaisnt the policy of Aparthied. This was a system of laws that were forcused on segregation of the races. Tutu used nonviolent methods to end Aparthied. He is mostly responsible for pressuring the United Nations to place sanctions on South Africa. This affected South Africa because without that money coming in their economy continued to slow down, helping cause the end Aparthied. His efforts along with other peoples efforts were successful in ending Aparthied. With the help of the White president De Klerk and Nelson Mandela, they helped form agreements that slowly desegregated public facilities and abolish