Desmond Tutu
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, African Americans, Blacks, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Segregation, Desegregation, Apartheid, Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Civil Disobedience, Nonviolence, Peace Movement, Pacifism, Pacifists, Protests, Marches, Demonstrations, Rallies, Human Rights
- Curriculum: African History
Article abstract: Tutu became the first black Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg and head of the South African Anglican church. He is a leader of the antiapartheid movement, and his 1984 Nobel Peace Prize was a recognition of his contributions to nonviolent resistance to apartheid.
Early Life
Desmond Mpilo Tutu was born in the gold-mining town of Klerskdorp, Witwatersrand, Transvaal, South Africa, on October 7, 1931. His father, Zachariah Tutu, was a schoolteacher, and his mother, Aletta, was a domestic servant. Although Tutu was baptized a Methodist, his...
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