Manchester statues: Mahatma Gandhi

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With our round-up of Manchester’s statues nearing it’s conclusion, today we have had a look at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi outside of Manchester Cathedral.

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00:00Let's have a talk about some of the statues in Manchester.

00:02Hello and welcome to Manchester World.

00:04This is the seventh part of a series of explainers where I'll take a look at some of the most prominent statues in Manchester

00:09and explain a little bit about their history and why they're important to the city.

00:12Today we're going to be looking at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi outside of Manchester Cathedral.

00:16Now Gandhi is one of the most prominent and successful political activists in history,

00:20campaigning for the end of British rule in India through peaceful protests and hunger strikes.

00:24He was also a firm advocate for civil rights,

00:26though he has faced accusations of racism for some of his statements about black people.

00:30He became famed for his non-violent and passive forms of protest,

00:33which proved immensely successful in garnering public support and applying pressure on the British.

00:38The statue is designed to celebrate the city's multiculturalism and multi-faith society.

00:42It shows Gandhi in his usual garb with a walking stick,

00:44which is associated with his salt march where he walks over 200 miles in protest of attacks on salt.

00:49Gandhi will always remain one of the true trailblazers of the peaceful protest movement,

00:53and his statue means a lot to the city of Manchester,

00:57which is so full of people from so many different cultures.

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