There are very few men in history that has accomplished what Gandhi did when he went against one of history's most powerful empires. Gandhi was a small Indian man that took on the British Empire's policies of injustice, discrimination, and colonial domination without in any way resorting to violence. The fact that he overthrew the British Empire by winning Indian Independence stands as confirmation that Gandhi stands as a "great man" in history. Gandhi began his work toward equality in India when he was a young man in South Africa. Through marches, demonstrations, and protests, Gandhi w…