... obey the law while he was in South Africa as he saw that these laws were unjust. While in jail, Gandhi read the essay "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau.. Gandhi adopted the term "civil disobedience" to describe his strategy of non-violently refusing to cooperate with injustice, following his release, he continued to protest the registration law by ... supporting labour strikes and organizing a massive non-violent march. This act of civil disobedience seemed like a devotion to truth and justice which bears a resemblance to what king did for the civil ... such as King and Rosa c...

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