What did Charles Perkins heading a government department show?

Important First Nations people working with non-indigenous for rights

Where did William Cooper spend most of his life?

Government reserves & church-run missions

Why did William Cooper petition George V?

To condemn the actions of the Nazis

Bill Onus was a civil rights activist and also an example of…

Successful Indigenous economic self-defermination

What were children of mixed-race parents supposed to do in Australia?

Deny their aboriginality & assimilate into white society

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2.13 Who are some of the figures in the Australian civil rights movement?

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What did Charles Perkins heading a government department show?
Non-Europeans could work in administration
Even wealthy people can work for the government
Important First Nations people working with non-indigenous for rights
People who took part in the Freedom Rides were all successful in politics
2
Which sport was Charles Perkins also famous for playing professionally?
Tennis
Crickets
Soccer
Australia Rules Football
3
Bill Onus was active where while he was a trucker driver in Warrang (Sydney)?
The legal community
The trade union movement
With unemployed people
On the sports field
4
Where did William Cooper spend most of his life?
Government reserves & church-run missions
In Sydney
Prison
On farms in different states
5
Why did William Cooper petition George V?
To request the British release control of Australia
To condemn the actions of the Nazis
To gain land rights
To criticise the Australian government for racism
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Who was a key figure in the Australian Black Power movement?
Charles Perkins
Pearl Gibbs
William Cooper
Gary Foley
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Bill Onus was a civil rights activist and also an example of…
Continual protesting against the government was benefical
A person who achieved in multiple sports
Being able to do three or more things at once
Successful Indigenous economic self-defermination
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What is Gary Foley a professor of?
Social science
Literature
Anthropology
History
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What were children of mixed-race parents supposed to do in Australia?
Spend an equal amount of time with people in both cultures
Not have children
Deny their aboriginality & assimilate into white society
Stay with their Indigenous family & hide their link to their other parent
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Which particular issue in government-run reserves did Pearl Gibbs campaign against?
Crime and poverty
Unacceptable legal representation
Unemployment
Poor nutrition and Health

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