Desmond Tutu

Famous People

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

Desmond Mpilo Tutu helped to end apartheid (the total separation of races) in South Africa. In 1975, Tutu became the first Black Dean of St. Mary's Cathedral in Johannesburg.

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topic-based
academic
4-skills
biography
South Africa
racial justice

Vocabulary

ordain
theology
protest
refuse
dean
bishop
appointed
non-violent
policy
majority
abolish
reconciliation
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