21 moments

1. Birth at Solusi Mission Station

   1898-01-01 · Solusi Mission Station, near Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)

   

   Luthuli was born at the Seventh-day Adventist mission station at Solusi, near Bulawayo, in what was then Rhodesia. His exact birth date is unknown; coordinates represent the former Solusi mission/university area.

2. Childhood residence in Groutville

   1908-01-01 · Groutville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

   

   For schooling, Luthuli was sent to live with his uncle, Chief Martin Luthuli, in Groutville. The move is described as occurring around 1908 or 1909.

3. Family settlement in the Vryheid district

   1908-01-01 · Vryheid district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

   As a child, Luthuli returned from Rhodesia with his mother and family and lived in the Vryheid district of northern Natal. Wikipedia dates this move around 1908 or 1909; 1908 is used at year precision.

4. Study at Ohlange Institute

   1914-01-01 · Ohlange Institute, Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

   

   Luthuli transferred to the Ohlange Institute for his education after attending a local American Board mission school. Coordinates represent Ohlange High School, successor to the institute.

5. Principalship at Blaauwbosch school

   1917-01-01 · Blaauwbosch School, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

   

   After graduating, Luthuli became principal and sole teacher at a small rural intermediate school in Blaauwbosch. The article describes him as about nineteen when he began this post; the year is consequently approximate.

6. Teaching qualification at Edendale

   1917-01-01 · Edendale, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

   

   At the Methodist school at Edendale, near Pietermaritzburg, Luthuli developed an interest in teaching and completed his teaching degree. Coordinates are a representative point for Edendale.

7. Higher Teacher's Diploma study

   1920-01-01 · Adams College, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

   

   Luthuli accepted a Natal Department of Education bursary to study for a Higher Teacher's Diploma at Adams College.

8. Teacher at Adams College

   1922-01-01 · Adams College, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

   

   After completing his diploma, Luthuli accepted a teaching post at Adams College, where he taught Zulu history, music, and literature. The date follows the article's statement that his Adams diploma course lasted two years from 1920.

9. Relocation as chief of Groutville

   1935-01-01 · Groutville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

   

   After being elected chief of the Umvoti River Reserve, Luthuli left Adams College and relocated to Groutville, beginning his duties in January 1936.

10. International missionary conference delegation

    1938-01-01 · India

    Luthuli travelled outside South Africa as a delegate to an international missionary conference in India. The source does not identify the conference city; coordinates are a representative point for India.

11. Church-sponsored tour of the United States

    1948-01-01 · United States

    Luthuli spent nine months on a church-sponsored tour of the United States, an experience that broadened his perspective. The itinerary is not specified; coordinates are a representative point for the United States.

12. ANC national conference appearance

    1951-01-01 · Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

    

    As head of the Natal delegation and newly elected Natal ANC provincial president, Luthuli attended the ANC national conference in Bloemfontein. The article identifies this as his first appearance at the national conference as Natal ANC president; the date is supported at year precision.

13. Defiance Campaign work on the East Rand

    1952-01-01 · East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa

    

    During the Defiance Campaign, Luthuli and Oliver Tambo addressed meetings and repeatedly visited East Rand townships including Katlehong, Tokoza, and Tsakane. Coordinates represent the East Rand area; the source does not date individual visits more precisely than the 1952 campaign.

14. Arrival for Sophiatown protest

    1954-01-01 · Sophiatown, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    After his first ban ended, Luthuli flew to Johannesburg to address a meeting protesting the Western Areas Removal Scheme in Sophiatown. The source supports the event in 1954 but does not provide a day or month.

15. Confinement to the Groutville area

    1954-01-01 · Groutville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    

    On arriving in Johannesburg in mid-1954, Luthuli was served with a new two-year banning order that confined him to the Groutville area. The start is described as mid-1954; the card records the supported year.

16. Treason Trial detention at the Old Fort

    1956-12-05 · Old Fort Prison, Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    

    Luthuli was among the Congress leaders arrested in the Treason Trial sweep and taken to Johannesburg's Old Fort Prison.

17. Speech interrupted by attack in Pretoria

    1958-01-01 · Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

    During a period of relative freedom, Luthuli was attacked on the platform at a Pretoria meeting but continued his speech on reconciliation. The source gives the year but not a more precise date or venue.

18. Third ban at his Groutville home

    1959-01-01 · Groutville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    

    A third banning order restricted Luthuli to his rural home at Groutville, deepening his political isolation. The source identifies 1959 but not the date on which confinement began.

19. Nobel Peace Prize visit

    1961-12-01 · Oslo, Norway

    

    Luthuli travelled to Oslo with his wife and secretary to receive the Nobel Peace Prize awarded for his nonviolent struggle against apartheid. The article establishes travel to Oslo but does not state the precise award day in the quoted passage; month precision is used.

20. Meeting with Robert F. Kennedy

    1966-06-08 · Groutville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Luthuli met visiting United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy in his hometown, where they discussed the future of Black South Africans and the United States.

21. Death at Stanger Hospital

    1967-07-21 · Stanger Hospital, Stanger (KwaDukuza), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    

    After sustaining fatal injuries near the Umvoti River railway bridge, Luthuli was treated at Stanger Hospital, where he died at 14:25. Coordinates are a representative point for the former Stanger Hospital area in KwaDukuza.