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How did the life and work of mohandas gandhi affect the u.s. civil rights movement?

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"Mohandas Gandhi, known also as Mahatma (“The great

soul”), was the leader of Indian independence movement in 1930s and 1940s. His

protest facing British colonist was non-violent, fought with only rousing speeches. Gandhi’s methods of non-violent protest inspired leaders of civil

rights movement, especially Martin Luther King."

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