Working Class History on Nostr: #OtD 20 Mar 1927 2500 Dalits (sometimes called "untouchables") marched in Mahad, ...

#OtD 20 Mar 1927 2500 Dalits (sometimes called "untouchables") marched in Mahad, India, to claim their right to use public water tanks. The protesters drank from the tank and left. In response to this peaceful protest, a mob of caste Hindus attacked them https://t.co/bEAVTFEcW2 https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9294/mahad-satyagraha?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon