Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican cleric, outspoken opponent of apartheid and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.Born Oct.
7, 1931, in Klerksdorp, South Africa, Tutu grew up in an era of systematic racial segregation that eventually became the official government policy known as apartheid.
The rights of nonwhite Africans were restricted, and limitations were placed on where they could live, work and travel.Later in life, Tutu recalled a fateful childhood meeting with the anti-apartheid priest Trevor Huddleston.“One day I was standing in the street with my mother when a white man in a priest’s clothing walked past,” Tutu said. “As he passed us, he took off his hat to my mother.
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