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Day Of Mourning & Protest
This source is an image of a flyer from the day of mourning and protest fro aboriginal rights on the 26th of January 1938, 150 years after the first fleets arrival in Australia. -
Aboriginal Day of Mourning and protest (continued)
This day is seen by many as the first sign of the Australian aboriginal civil rights movement and was the first step in fighting for the freedom and rights of indigenous Australians. This event was an aboriginal only event showing how the aboriginal community stood proud together fighting for their rights as a group for the first time. -
Brown VS board of education decision.
In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the "separate but equal" principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case. -
Rosa Parks Refuses To Give Up Her Seat
During the 50's white and black citizens where segregated in American society. In this case African-Americans where forced to sit at the back of the bus, and when Parks was asked to give up her seat to a white man. Upon her refusal, the bus driver called the police and had Parks arrested. This triggered the Montgomery bus boycott and is considered a major step forward in achieving equal rights for Afro-American people in the U.S. -
Rosa Parks Refuses To Give Up Her Seat II
This event relates to the adversity the Aboriginal people of Australia faced the most and the practicality of Parks's response resembles events such as the Wave Hill walk off. -
The little Rock High School (the little rock nine)
In September 1957, nine African American students registered to attend the central high school in Little Black Rock Arkansas. In 1954 the the Brown vs the education board case, the supreme court ruled that all public schools become integrated. These nine students known as the little rock nine were the first African American students to attend that school. -
The Little Rock High School (part 2)
There was much opposition for the nine students attending the school. In September 2 1957, Governor Orval Faubus said he would order a national guard to stop the students from entering, he insisting for their own safety. The school was closed the next year due to a pending vote on whether to ban integration in the school. -
The Little Rock High School (part 3)
The school remained closed as the vote against integration was higher. This Event impacted African Americans as it was an early example of how African Americans could be allowed opportunities which they were previously denied. This story impacted the American community as a whole pointing out how racism was still a large issue in America at the time and that African Americans still did not have the same rights as others. -
Federal Council for Aboriginal advancement 1958 Petition into change of constitution
This source is a petition from 1958 which pushed for aboriginal recognition by the federal government in the constitution. This petition was run by the federal council for aboriginal advancement. This source is significant in the aboriginal civil rights movement because this push for the 1967 referendum was one of the major pushes for equal rights for aboriginal people. -
Federal Council for Aboriginal advancement 1958 Petition into change (continued)
It was also the first petition from the group The federal council for aboriginal advancement which was significant because this was the beginning of the movement into the federal government being responsible for aboriginal affairs which lead on to a successful result in the 1967 referendum. -
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Aboriginals Search For Equal Wages
This time period was pivotal in gaining equal wage for aboriginal people, especially people working on cattle stations. Aboriginal people during this period often resorted to walk offs such as the Wave Hill walk off where 200 Gurindji stockman walked off the Wave Hill cattle station in Kalkararindji in the Northern Territory. These displays showed that aboriginals could stand up for themselves and not just sit back and except unfair treatment. -
Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream" speech
During a march on Washington for jobs and freedom on the 28th of august 1963 Martin Luther King Jr, a civil rights activist made a speech called “I have a dream” which was said in order to try and stop racism, hate and violence between African and European Americans. This speech talked about how African Americans are not free from persecution and racism and how his dream is freedom and equality in a world filled with hatred. -
Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech (part 2 )
This speech was made in front of over 250,000 civil rights supporters in front of the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC. This speech was very powerful and influential due to its strong message sent through in a calm non violent manor which many believed helped unite African and non African Americans. This speech put pressure on the Kennedy government to pass their civil rights legislations through congress which then passed through in 1964. -
Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech (part 3)
Martin Luther king Jr’s speech is a was a sign of hope for many African Americans who were victims of racism and his speech united the African American community to come together to stand up for their rights. -
The passing of the Jim Crow Laws.
Jim Crow laws, in U.S. history, statutes enacted by Southern states and municipalities, beginning in the 1880s, that legalized segregation between blacks and whites. A march on Washington by over 200,000 in 1963 dramatized the movement to end Jim Crow. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968 finally ended the legal sanctions to Jim Crow. -
The passing of the civil rights acts (1964)
The passing of the civil rights acts in 1964 were the passing of acts which ended the law of segregation in public places as well as a ban on employment discrimination the such as on Sex, religion, colour, race or origin. These acts were initially proposed by president John F Kennedy and were passed through by Lyndon B Johnson who followed John F Kennedy. These acts were added to in later years with the voting rights acts in 1965. -
the passing of the civil rights acts (1964 : part 2)
This event had an impact on the whole American community as it was the first situation where a positive outcome had occurred for the African Americans who had been protesting for their rights for many years. This shaped America as it was the first major step to an integrated society and although racial discrimination still occurs towards black Americans today it was a big step forward. -
1965 Freedom Ride
1965 Freedom Ride A University of Sydney protest against racial segregation led to a fact-finding trip to western New South Wales towns so students could see the conditions of life for Aboriginal people for themselves. -
Australia Changes It's Constitution To Remove Acknowledge Aboriginal Australian As People
On this date the Australian public voted to change Aboriginal Australians from being acknowledged as Fauna to being recognised as human beings. This was a major step forward for the rights of Aboriginals as they had previously been decimated by white Australia. However although this was a major step forward for Aboriginals it was still far from them receiving full citizenship and being recognised as members of the nation of Australia -
The Assassination Of Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee at the motel he was staying at. Because of his efforts to try and give blacks and white equal rights in a racists society, King was considerd very controversial and un-liked in some circles of society. His killer, James Earl Ray had a turbulent upbringing and was an ex-convict. His funeral was attended by 300,000 people five days after his death. -
The Commonwealth Electoral Act Amendment.
Commonwealth Electoral Act provided that Indigenous Australians should have the right to enrol and vote at federal elections, including Northern Territory elections, but enrolment was not compulsory. Despite this amendment, it was illegal under Commonwealth legislation to encourage Indigenous Australians to enrol to vote. -
George Zimmerman Is Acquitted Of The Killing Of Trayvon Martin
A highly controversial court case revolving around neighbour hood watchmen George Zimmermen shooting and killing the unarmed 17 year old Trayvon Martin. Hus Acquittal triggered the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the dawn of a new age in African-American civil rights activism.
