the anc? tutu stepped in. in the 70s and the 80s, he became _ the anc? tutu stepped in. in the 70s and the 80s, he became death i the anc? tutu stepped in. in the 705 and the 805, he became death face l the anc? tutu stepped in. in the 70s| and the 80s, he became death face of and the 805, he became death face of the south african struggle. —— the face. the anc was in exile. leaders like mandela were in prison. tutu was a key figure during that period. that period was of heightened repression by apartheid. people felt helpless and that the government was immovable. he was tutu providing the leadership. he also provided a nonracial leadership will stop —— leadership. he also appealed to white south africans to join the struggle forjustice. he was the leader to provide a non—violent principle. the struggle against apartheid had also become violent in