You’re absolutely right. His disgustingly racist racist statements speak for themselves, amply demonstrating his utter and complete disdain for native Africans:
For those who aren’t familiar, “kaffir” in this context is a slur used by European settlers to refer to native Africans…
“A general belief seems to prevail in the Colony that the Indians are little better, if at all, than savages or the Natives of Africa. Even the children are taught to believe in that manner, with the result that the Indian is being dragged down to the position of a raw Kaffir”
Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Volume 1, p193
“Ours is one continued struggle against degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the European, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffir, whose occupation is hunting and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with, and then pass his life in indolence and nakedness.”
Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Volume 1, p410
“We believe as much in the purity of race as we think they do, only we believe that they would best serve these interests, which are as dear to us as to them, by advocating the purity of all races, and not one alone. We believe also that the white race of South Africa should be the predominating race.”
Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Volume 3, p255-256
“Why, of all places in Johannesburg, the Indian location should be chosen for dumping down all Kaffirs of the town, passes my comprehension…Of course, under my suggestion, the Town Council must withdraw the Kaffirs from the Location. About this mixing of the Kaffirs with the Indians I must confess I feel most strongly. I think it is very unfair to the Indian population, and it is an undue tax on even the proverbial patience of my countrymen.”
Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Volume 4, p58-59
Don’t believe me? Think it’s all part of some Pakistani-Kashmiri-Chinese conspirancy to malign India? Thankfully, the entire Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi have been posted online by the GandhiServe Foundation…feel free to check them out:
Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi