Albert John Luthuli was a leader of black resistance in South Africa. He took up nonviolent methods to end the regressive system of apartheid and while doing so helped to form world opinion against South Africa's policy of Apartheid. Born towards the end of the nineteenth century into the Zulu tribe, he began his career as a teacher, but later gave it up to become the tribal chief on the invitation of the tribal elders. Thereafter, he concentrated on improving the life of his brethren. But as the minority white government began to use brutal force to suppress the aspiration of the black population, he became involved with national politics and subsequently became the president of African National Congress. For most of his life he lived under bans, yet he continued to inspire his people through written speeches and statements. In 1960, he became the first African to receive Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent struggle against apartheid.
