Desmond Tutu
South African Social Rights Activist
Early life
Desmond Tutu was born on October 7, 1931 in Klerksdorp, South Africa. His
dad was a elementary school principal and his mom worked by cooking and
cleaning at a school for the blind.He was educated in Johannesburg Bantu
High School. After leaving school he was training as a teacher at Pretoria
Bantu Normal College but in 1954 he graduated from the University of South
Africa.
Contribution
Desmond Tutu’s contribution to society was as an activist from South Africa. He
was the first black person to be the Angelic dean of Johannesburg and he held
many other positions. He also fought against the apartheid in South Africa. He did
this by holding any positions in churches. In 1985 he became the Bishop of
Johannesburg. He also held the highest position in the South African Anglican
Church when he became the Archbishop of Cape Town.
Did he face any struggles or obstacles
The apartheid were laws that were meant to discriminate against black people.The
laws were also made to make white people feel superior to blacks. Desmond Tutu
fought to stop the apartheid and make all people equal in South Africa. White
people in South Africa were angry and fought to keep the laws as it. He faced a
huge struggle as many people hated him and all blacks for what they did and how
they looked.
The Impact of his work
Desmond Tutu has devoted his life to fighting poverty, injustice, and inequality and
advancing ideas of forgiveness and cooperation. He was instrumental in
promoting non-violent resistance. His work helped insert a new Constitution in
South Africa. It also helped end the apartheid in South Africa. He lead the way for
many other activists in the future. For his efforts Tutu earned a Nobel Peace prize.
What does the activity look like today.
Today activism looks a lot similar except a lot more people are on the side of
stopping racism rather than continuing it. For example, there are a lot more
protests in the streets and verbal protests. There is also a lot more protesting on
social media outlets such as Facebook(For old people), Twitter and Instagram.
Activism also looks more widespread because more people protest because there
are more people in the world today.
Awards
He won a 1984 Nobel peace prize
A 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom
A 2007 Gandhi peace prize
A 1999 Sydney Peace Prize
A 1986 Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism
And a J.William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding
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