Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first Black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from Black theology with African theology.
Tutu c. 2004
The Church of Christ the King in Sophiatown, where Tutu was a server under priest Trevor Huddleston
Tutu first ministered to a white congregation at the Church of St Alban the Martyr in Golders Green, living with his family in the curate's flat
During his master's degree, Tutu worked as assistant curate at St Mary's Church in Bletchingley, Surrey
Internal resistance to apartheid
Internal resistance to apartheid in South Africa originated from several independent sectors of South African society and took forms ranging from social movements and passive resistance to guerrilla warfare. Mass action against the ruling National Party (NP) government, coupled with South Africa's growing international isolation and economic sanctions, were instrumental in leading to negotiations to end apartheid, which began formally in 1990 and ended with South Africa's first multiracial elections under a universal franchise in 1994.
Nelson Mandela burns his passbook in 1960 as part of a civil disobedience campaign.
Painting depicting the Sharpeville Massacre
List of attacks attributed to MK in South Africa between 1980 and 1983.
Desmond Tutu makes a speech in Los Angeles, 1986