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Five Australians: Charles Perkins fights for racial equality

Video Five Australians: Charles Perkins fights for racial equality

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Why is Charles Perkins remembered as a significant leader in the struggle for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples? In this clip, he looks back on two campaigns that brought him to public attention in the 1960s and were part of a wider struggle to end racial discrimination in Australia. This clip is one in a series of two.

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10

Topics Aboriginal history Activism Pollution American history Migration Attitudes Australian culture Australian history Civil rights Legal equality Climate change Globalisation Government policy Political leaders Information retrieval Torres Strait Islander history Urbanisation Secondary sources Primary sources Significant people Historical inquiry Historical sources Research questions
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  • History
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

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  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
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  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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  • URL: http://www.abc.net.au
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  • Address: AUSTRALIA
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