Desmond Tutu

My African Hero By:Maddie Raab

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I hope you learn a lot in my presentation on Desmond Tutu, just as much as I learned about him. Desmond tired to put an end to apartheid, and your going to learn how and why!

Early childhoodDemond Mpilo Tutu was born October 7, 1931 in Klerksdorp, South Africa

His father worked at an Elementary School principal, and his mom worked cooking and cleaning for the blind

Afrikaners then denied the right to vote and forced to live in only specific areas

His family moved to the capital city of Johannesburg when he was twelve years old

Desmond had tuberculosis and nearly died ( Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection, that involves the lungs and could spread to many other organs

He went to the doctor and was inspired to become a doctor

Tutu attended Johannesburg Bantu High School and graduated in 1950

He got accepted to Medical School, although his family couldn't afford it

Instead he got accepted to Pretoria Bantu Normal College and graduated with his teachers certificate in 1953

He continued to receive his bachelors degree at University of South Africa in 1954

Desmond returned to Johannesburg Bantu High School to teach history and English

Later years

Desmond married Leah Nomalizo, July 2,1955

Desmond became a pastor at the Anglican Church

Later years

When Desmond got older, white people and Afrikaners fought

Whites would take control of Afrikaners

Afrikaners wanted the rights that whites had

Desmond and NelsonA man named Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu fought against apartheid

Nelson Mandela fought from jail and Desmond Tutu fought out in public and spoke around the world against apartheid

Apartheid ended in 1994

Why he is my heroI chose this hero because I thought that Desmond Mpilo Tutu was a leader

He stood up for what he believed in, and was inspiring

Desmond tried as hard as possible to stop apartheid and was successful

I hope you learned a lot about Desmond Mpilo Tutu, hopefully as much as I learned! Thank you for watching