[Newspoetry] sweatshops

[Mike Lehman]

Yes, he did.  It was in protest against the colonial economic system
that forced India to send its cotton to England to be spun and woven,
and then buy it back at much higher cost.  He organized people to spin
their own.  There should be pictures around somewhere of him spinning
cotton into thread.
Mike

"Benjamin C. Blanchard" wrote:
> 
> Did Gandhi do that? I guess I still have a lot to learn about him. Maybe
> I'll do a bunch of research and have a teach-in. Anybody know any good
> resources?