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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are
removed from their families to be brought up in white families or state-run institutions. They become known as the ‘Stolen Generations’. -
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– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of mixed
race are to be assimilated into white society. -
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A 14-year-old Black American boy was murdered for talking
to a white woman – brings national attention to the issue of race relations in the United States. -
The US army is sent in to enforce their right to attend the school.
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A mixed group of Black Americans and white Americans ride buses throughout the southern states testing the end of segregation, the group exposes that many southern states are ignoring the rulings of the Supreme Court.
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Until the 1960s exclude Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from mixing with white people and from holding certain jobs.
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The March on Washington in 1963 sees around 250 000 people attend to hear Dr Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous ‘I have a dream’ speech.
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Aboriginal pastoral (farm) workers demand equal pay and a return
of their traditional lands. This is the first Aboriginal land rights claim. -
This would lead to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people also
obtaining full voting rights. -
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Established on the grounds of federal parliament.
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Wins native title to his family’s land on Murray Island.
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He acknowledged past injustices towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Allows for native title on land under a pastoral lease.
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