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Day of Mourning protests for Aboriginal people
150 years After British colonisation of Australia, Indigenous people didn't want to be part of a celebration, that had a reenactment of the first fleet, Instead they did a march through Sydney.This is considered to be the first Civil Rights event in Australia -
Claudette Colvin arrested for refusing to give up seat on bus
She was arrested at 15 yrs old in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus. -
Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up seat on bus
She was arrested because she refused to give up her seat when a white man told her to -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest against racism and segregation on public transport of Montgomery Alabama -
Charles Perkins begins Freedom Rides
Some students from the University of Sydney, led by Charles Perkins, got people's attention about the living conditions of Aboriginal people and the racism against them. -
Martin Luther King delivers I have a Dream Speech
Martin Luther King did his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington -
Referendum for recognition of Aboriginal peoples
After 10 years of campaigning, a referendum on the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian Constitution was held. The vote got people's attention on the fact that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were treated as second-class citizens. Almost 91% of Australians voted for it. -
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
after more than 20 years of negotiation between the Indigenous people and governments of the world. The Declaration was made. -
Kevin Rudd delivers National Apology
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, for stealing their kids