Tutu Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Segregation, Desegregation, Apartheid, Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Peace Movement, Pacifism, Pacifists, Human Rights
- Curriculum: African History
- Geographical Location: Norway, Scandinavia
- Date: December 10, 1984
Article abstract: Bishop Desmond Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 in recognition of his role as the chief moral spokesperson against apartheid in South Africa.
Summary of Event
Bishop Desmond Tutu’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in recognition of his lifelong opposition to apartheid, the system of racial separation in South Africa under which the white minority owned more than 87 percent of the total area of the country. South Africa’s five million whites enjoyed the best housing, employment, and schools while denying the nation’s...
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