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Desmond Tutu breaks the color barrier as the first black Archbishop of Cape Town
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September 7

Tutu Chosen: First Black Anglican Leader Elected

Desmond Tutu breaks the color barrier as the first black Archbishop of Cape Town, shattering a century of white-only leadership within the Anglican Church in South Africa. This appointment immediately strengthens the church's moral authority to challenge apartheid, turning its pulpit into a more potent platform for the anti-apartheid movement.

September 7, 1986

40 years ago

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