Tutu and Franklin-VHS

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A Journey Towards Peace

A documentary about the historic first encounter between Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu and renowned historian and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Dr. John Hope Franklin.

On Goree Island, the infamous former slave port off the coast of Senegal in West Africa, the two meet and discover surprising truths about their personal histories and their nations' struggles for racial peace. They are joined in these conversations by an international, interracial group of 21 teenagers. Together they engage in a series of unusually candid encounters on race and begin an emotional journey towards racial reconciliation.

The young people in the film talk about issues that effect them and their lives. They share their thoughts and ideas about their own identity, dating, affirmative action, intermarriage and apologies for past wrongs and they listen to the perspective of others. They hear what their elders think about some of the issues, and they make a commitment to carry on their own journeys towards peace.

For more information the film, visit PBS. For other interviews with visionary leaders, visit the National Visionary Leadership Project.