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Desmond Tutu’s parents , Zacheriah Tutu and Aletta Tutu had jobs as an elementary school principal and a cook/janitor at a school for blind people. He had to grow up poor, watching how the blacks were discriminated and didnt have most of the rights that white people had.
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in Transvaal, South Africa
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He went to Johannesburg Bantu High School where he received a good education
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He studied with a scholarship at Pretoria Bantu Normal College. His plan was to be a doctor. Desmond was accepted into medical school. However, he could not attend due to his parents’ poorness.
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He decided to further his education and graduated from the University of South Africa
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He got married to Leah and later on in life they had 4 children together.
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After years of trying to give his students the best education with legal limitations , he quit his job to begin ordination training at St Peters Theological College, in Johannesburg
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Desmond traveled to England to pursue more theological study
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He strongly spoke out against apartheild causing him to win a Nobel Peace Prize
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Throughout these two years, all of of Tutu’s hard work payed off causing him to get elected for first black Anglican bishop and archbishop
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Tutu lead Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a way to gather evidence of apartheid-era crimes
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Over the years , Tutu had been collecting more and lore awards for all of his accomplishments, such as the President Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama. He had been suffering from health issues but still seems to be living.
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He recieved the award from Humanity’s Team at Freedom Park in Pretoria, South Africa
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He suffered from a “recurring infection”
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Desmond Tutu is a religious leader in South Africa. His protests helped to bring an end to South Africa’s apartheid laws. Apartheid was a system that kept blacks separate from whites. In 1984 Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work.
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•Tutu has fought against poverty and racism
•His daughter Mpho is also a reverend
•He won a Noble Peace Prize -
Tutu’s contributions influneced me by persuading me to acheieve for bigger goals and not letting the color of my skin stop me from doing anything that I want to do
