Untouchables and Civil Rights

Question 1

Gandhi and King

Answer 1

• use of ahimsa (non-violent protest)

- King used Gandhi’s example

Question 2

Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 2

• he fought for the rights of the untouchables and people who were miss treated
• his disproved of the caste system

Question 3

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Answer 3

• he was a pastor who went out and spoke against the injustices to people who were being discriminated

Question 4

Civil Rights Movement & Untouchables

Answer 4

Discrimination

• day to day life (restaurants)
• jobs
• education
• housing

Question 5

Organized and Resisted

Answer 5

• wanted change, met with violence
• many afraid to participate
• worst violence from those just above the social pyramid
• police not always helpful

Question 6

Laws

Answer 6

• changed faster than people’s attitudes

- programs in hiring and education for past discrimination

Question 7

Gestalt Moments

Answer 7

• groups without power take risks when demanding their rights
• people will vary in individual beliefs and values
• changing laws
• being the example