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The actual date of Lingiaris birth is unknown, but some records show Lingiaris birth year as 1919 although it was sometime in 1908.
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King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States of America.
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21 January 1992
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Eddie Mabo was born on the Murray Islands.
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King wedded Coretta Scott and they went on to have four children together.
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King recived his Ph.D in systematic theology at Boston University
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Mabo wedded Bonita Neehow during 1959 and they had seven children together and adopted three more.
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King delivered the speech at Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, the speech was a defining moment of the American Civil Right Movement.
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Date unknown, but just years before his death, King recieved the Nobel Peace Prize.
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During February in 1965 some students from the University of Sydney prepared a bus tour of western and coastal towns in New South Wales.
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Lingiari was elected and became the leader of the Gurindji communities during August 1966.
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King was assasinated in Memphis while he standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel.
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Vincent Lingiari was named a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to the Aboriginal people.
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He died in the Daguragu Community.
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Mabo died of Cancer at the age of 55
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The song is based on the story of the Gurindji strike and Vincent Lingiari as part of the Indigenous Australian struggle for land rights and reconciliation
