Summary

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of the country’s past racist policy of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at 90. South Africans, world leaders and people around the globe mourned the death of the man viewed as the country’s moral conscience. Terms: Apartheid : A system of legal segregation between Black and white South Africans that also limited civil and legal rights of Black South Africans.

Five Facts

• Who was Desmond Tutu and what was his background?


• When did Apartheid end in South Africa?


• What did Desmond Tutu do to help bring an end to Apartheid?


• Why was Tutu awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?


• How will Tutu be remembered, according to some of those interviewed in this piece?

Focus Questions

What do you think is the most important part of Desmond Tutu's legacy after watching this segment? Media literacy: What would you like to know about Archbishop Desmond Tutu that wasn't included in this segment? How could you find out more?

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TOPSHOT - People bring flowers to St. Georges Cathedral, where a Wall of Remembrance for of Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate, has been set up after the news of his death, on December 26, 2021 Cape Town. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP) (Photo by RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/desmond-tutu-south-africas-nobel-peace-winner-dies-at-90