Richard Gregg was Gandhi’s confidant and friend for more than twenty years. He was the son of a congregationalist minister who was born and lived in Medford. Gregg was educated at Harvard University he worked as a labor lawyer and arbitrator in Boston and Chicago before moving to India to work and study with Gandhi. Gregg was driven by a deep sense of justice, a commitment to nonviolent and humane practices towards people and the planet, and a steady belief in the possibilities of peace. He wrote The Power of Non-Violence, published in 1936, perhaps the leading book on pacifism of its day and the signature guide to peaceful protest. He was a friend and colleague of leading pacifists and activists, such as Scott and Helen Nearing, and his work profoundly influenced social justice, peace, and civil rights movements. This is his story.

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