on the southern tip of africa. they claimed to be the last defence in africa against communism, whereas desmond could point out to them, if you claim to be christian, then how can you possibly treat my people like this? desmond tutu s status was enhanced by the fact that the anc was banned. nelson mandela was imprisoned. ohter potential leaders were either in exile or in the underground, or dead. and so this apolitical priest emerged as the public face, the voice, of the struggle for freedom. i think desmond tutu was the voice. i think i would rather say the voice of the people when the liberationl movements were banned or restricted. and some of us went in and out
to you them, if you claim to be christian, then how can you possibly treat my people like this? desmond tutu s status was enhanced by the fact that the anc was banned. nelson mandela was imprisoned. ohter potential leaders were either in exile or in the underground, or dead. and so this apolitical priest emerged as the public face, the voice of the struggle for freedom. i think desmond tutu was the voice. i think i would rather say the voice of the people when the liberation movements were banned or restricted and some of us went in and out of prison he was the voice of the people and he represented the views of the people and their feelings on the ground.
enemies and tried to take the race issue out of it, and yet here was this black anglican priest challenging them. exactly, exactly. he was able to hit the regime at one of their most vulnerable points. they claimed to be the bastion of western christian morality, if you like. on the southern tip of africa. they claimed to be the last defence in africa against communism, whereas desmond could point out to them, if you claim to be christian, then how can you possibly treat my people like this? desmond tutu s status was enhanced by the fact that the anc was banned. nelson mandela was imprisoned. ohter potential leaders were either in exile or in the underground, or dead. and so this apolitical priest emerged as the public face,