Civil Rights - US/AUSTRALIA

 significant individuals/leaders who fought for rights and freedoms internationally.

Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King Jr

fought to end racism and give Black Americans equal rights

Rosa Parks

stood up for unfair treatment by refusing to give up her seat on the bus

identify significant individuals/leaders who fought for rights and freedoms in Australia.

Eddie Mabo, Charles Perkins, Vincent Liguairi

contribution and importance of Charles Perkins to First Nations rights and freedoms.

Aboriginal Australian activist, spoke out against racism nd wanted Aboriginals to be treated fairly

how Mabo’s case contributed to rights & freedoms for First Nation peoples.

Proved that First Nations people lived on the land before British settlers arrived. Overturning the term “Terra Nullius” allowing First Nations the right to claim their land

define ‘Native Title’. 

The name Australian Laws gave to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to have ownership of their traditional land

explain the Freedom Rides, its purpose and the impact this had on Australia and overseas. 

A bus trip in 1965 to spread awareness of how Aboriginal people were treated. Allowing more people to care for Aboriginal rights

explain a referendum and the significance of the 1967 event in Australia’s history

• A vote in 1967 to change the constitution against racism towards Aboriginal people, allowing the government to make laws for them which impacted Aboriginal rights

Vincent Linguari contribution to Aboriginal rights

Wave hill walk-off : Gurindji workers walked off a cattle station in 1966 to protest unfair pay and demand the return of their traditional land led by Vincent Lingiari