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The Inspiration: A Short Film from Freedom Riders

Season 23 Episode 11

Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent movement inspired American civil rights activists.

Mahatma Gandhi's nonviolent movement to free India from British colonial rule inspired American civil rights activists who had immersed themselves in Ghandi's teachings and viewed non-violence as an effective way to challenge the tyranny of the Jim Crow South.

AIR DATE 1/12/11

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