Desmond Tutu Vs. Apartheid Segregation In South Africa
The Peaceful Apartheid Fighter
Desmond Tutu vs. Apartheid
Apartheid-Legal segregation has been going on in South Africa for over a hundred years. When the British conquered them in 1910, South Africa had begun their journey down a road which Desmond Tutu has compared to Nazism. A law was passed in 1909 that took away most rights from the blacks, and over the years, they lost more and more rights, similar to Jews during the Holocaust. They first were not allowed to try for the qualifications needed for many jobs. A little while later, much of their land was taken away, which was later followed by their right to vote being restricted. To make things even worse, blacks were later forced to live in terrible conditions in designated areas away from the whites. They had to carry passports and later, identification books to enter white areas. Many black people were killed during this era whenever they protested. Nelson Mandela, the leader of the African National Congress, or ANC, was sentenced to life in prison in 1964. In 1989, F.W. de Klerk replaced the old leader of South Africa and he right away began lessening the legal segregation. Nelson Mandela was released from prison after just one year of him being the leader and after two years, he had gotten rid of all apartheid laws. In 1994, South Africa held its first election in which all people, blacks …show more content…
The rest of the world knows him as someone who stood up for what they believed in through non-violent, peaceful, and righteous ways, and as someone who made life better for millions of black Africans. Without Desmond Tutu, the anti-apartheid movement may not have gotten as much attention or support and probably would not have made as much progress as it has. He played a huge role in this struggle against
Desmond Tutu vs. Apartheid
Apartheid-Legal segregation has been going on in South Africa for over a hundred years. When the British conquered them in 1910, South Africa had begun their journey down a road which Desmond Tutu has compared to Nazism. A law was passed in 1909 that took away most rights from the blacks, and over the years, they lost more and more rights, similar to Jews during the Holocaust. They first were not allowed to try for the qualifications needed for many jobs. A little while later, much of their land was taken away, which was later followed by their right to vote being restricted. To make things even worse, blacks were later forced to live in terrible conditions in designated areas away from the whites. They had to carry passports and later, identification books to enter white areas. Many black people were killed during this era whenever they protested. Nelson Mandela, the leader of the African National Congress, or ANC, was sentenced to life in prison in 1964. In 1989, F.W. de Klerk replaced the old leader of South Africa and he right away began lessening the legal segregation. Nelson Mandela was released from prison after just one year of him being the leader and after two years, he had gotten rid of all apartheid laws. In 1994, South Africa held its first election in which all people, blacks …show more content…
The rest of the world knows him as someone who stood up for what they believed in through non-violent, peaceful, and righteous ways, and as someone who made life better for millions of black Africans. Without Desmond Tutu, the anti-apartheid movement may not have gotten as much attention or support and probably would not have made as much progress as it has. He played a huge role in this struggle against