In 1930 this man led a march to the sea to collect salt in protest of a monopoly by the govt. of India
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from March to April 1930 in India was an act of civil disobedience led by 
Mahatma ... Britain's Salt Acts prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt, a 
staple in the... [DOC] [TLE] Gandhi's Salt March of 1930 - 20th Century History - About.com [PAR] From March 12 to April 6, 1930, Mohandas Gandhi led his followers on the Salt 
March to the sea at Dandi.