Mohandas K. Gandhi as a lawyer
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| Title | Mohandas K. Gandhi as a lawyer |
| Description | Photograph, b/w |
| Interpretation | Gandhi attended the University of London from 1888-1891. After completing his studies he was a member of the bar, licensed to practice law. In order to learn about Indian lawhe set up a law office in Bombay. He struggled to find legal work to support his family, and after a disastrous appearance at a court case (in which he became so nervous when he had to speak to the court that he became tongue-tied and dizzy) he gave up trying to be a courtroom lawyer. In April 1893 he headed for Durban, South Africa where he had been hired by a law firm. His experiences with prejudice during this trip helped to define the course he would take for the rest of his life - analyzing segregation laws and fighting for the rights of Indian people. |
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| Source | Gandhi the Man compiled by Jo Anne Black, Nick Harvey, and Laurel Robertson, ISBN 0-912078-31-0, 157 p., 1972 (p.27) |
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| Temporal Coverage | 1893~ |
| Collection Publisher | Illinois State Library |
| Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
| Date Created | 37851 |
| Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
| Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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