Glossary
Civil Disobedience- A form of active resistance, in which the people refuse to cooperate with the government’s laws. It is almost always associated with non-violence, and was largely promoted by Mohandas Gandhi and later Martin Luther King Jr.
Indian National Congress- formed in 1885 the Congress was used as a platform to communicate with the British Raj and reform British civil service in India. As British oppression persisted, the Congress pushed for Indian independence.
Khadi- cloth that was manufactured by the Indians in response to the British banning the importation of Indian textiles.
NAACP- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an African-American civil rights group that looks to ensure political, economic, social, and cultural equality among all people despite varying races. Initially aided in spreading Gandhi’s message to African-Americans in the United States.
Non Cooperation Movement- a phase in the Indian fight for Independence from the British. The movement, led by Mohandas Gandhi and supported by the Indian National Congress, oppressed British government and foreign made goods.
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.- African-American activist and leader of the civil rights movement during the 1960s, known for using solely nonviolent civil disobedience.
Salt acts- a British act imposed on India which made it illegal to collect or sell salt and required that the Indians purchase their salt from the British, who charged a heavy tax on it.
Satyagraha- the policy of passive resistance started by Mohandas Gandhi in 1919, used to gain political and social reforms.
Satyagrahis- followers of Gandhi who had dedicated themselves to truth.
Simon Commission- a group of seven British members of Parliament that had been moved to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in Britain's most important colonial dependency. It was commonly referred to as the Simon Commission after its chairman, Sir John Simon.
Swaraj- self-governance or "self-rule"; usually refers to Gandhi’s concept for Indian independence from foreign domination.
Indian National Congress- formed in 1885 the Congress was used as a platform to communicate with the British Raj and reform British civil service in India. As British oppression persisted, the Congress pushed for Indian independence.
Khadi- cloth that was manufactured by the Indians in response to the British banning the importation of Indian textiles.
NAACP- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an African-American civil rights group that looks to ensure political, economic, social, and cultural equality among all people despite varying races. Initially aided in spreading Gandhi’s message to African-Americans in the United States.
Non Cooperation Movement- a phase in the Indian fight for Independence from the British. The movement, led by Mohandas Gandhi and supported by the Indian National Congress, oppressed British government and foreign made goods.
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.- African-American activist and leader of the civil rights movement during the 1960s, known for using solely nonviolent civil disobedience.
Salt acts- a British act imposed on India which made it illegal to collect or sell salt and required that the Indians purchase their salt from the British, who charged a heavy tax on it.
Satyagraha- the policy of passive resistance started by Mohandas Gandhi in 1919, used to gain political and social reforms.
Satyagrahis- followers of Gandhi who had dedicated themselves to truth.
Simon Commission- a group of seven British members of Parliament that had been moved to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in Britain's most important colonial dependency. It was commonly referred to as the Simon Commission after its chairman, Sir John Simon.
Swaraj- self-governance or "self-rule"; usually refers to Gandhi’s concept for Indian independence from foreign domination.