How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"I will not wear the sacred thread [...] the sacred thread should be a symbol of spiritual regeneration, presupposing a deliberate attempt on the part of the wearer a higher and purer life. I doubt whether in the present state of Hinduism and of India, Hindus can vindicate the right to wear a symbol charged with such a meaning. That right can come only after Hinduism has purged itself of untouchability, has removed all distinctions of superiority and inferiority, and shed a host of other evils and shams that have become rampant in it." (5.8.12)
This passage shows that Gandhi wants to campaign not just to change government policies, but even to change religious practices. Hinduism includes untouchability, but he thinks that should be abolished—even though he's a Hindu himself.
Quote #8
There was strict untouchability in Bihar. I might not draw water at the well whilst the servants were using it, lest drops of water from my bucket might pollute them, the servants not knowing to what caste I belonged. Rajkumar directed me to the indoor latrine, the servant promptly directed me to the outdoor one. All this was far from surprising or irritating to me, for I was inured to such things. The servants were doing the duty, which they thought Rajendra Babu would wish them to do. (5.12.12)
Discrimination against untouchables appears in every little thing in his life, even something simple like getting water to drink.
Quote #9
In the year 1917 I was taken by my Gujarati friends to preside at the Broach Educational Conference. It was here that I discovered the remarkable lady Gangabehn Majmundar. [...] in courage and commonsense she easily surpassed the general run of our educated women. She had already got rid of the curse of untouchability, and fearlessly moved among and served the suppressed classes. (5.39.5)
This passage proves that some people, at least, had overcome what they must have grown up with, prejudice against untouchables.