Australian Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Movement

A movement aimed at ending racial discrimination and securing rights for all citizens.

Indigenous Australians

The original inhabitants of Australia, who faced significant discrimination and hardship under British colonialism.

British Colonialism

The period of British control over Australia which led to the subjugation and dispossession of Indigenous Australians.

Protection Boards

Government bodies established to enforce policies that restricted the freedoms of Indigenous Australians.

Stolen Generation

The Aboriginal children who were forcibly removed from their families by Australian government policies.

Freedom Rides

A series of bus trips undertaken by activists in 1965 to raise awareness about the discrimination faced by Indigenous Australians.

Wave Hill Walk Off

A significant protest in 1966 where Aboriginal workers walked off a cattle station to fight for land rights.

1967 Referendum

A historic vote that amended the Australian Constitution to include Indigenous Australians in the census and allow the federal government to make laws for them.

Land Rights Movement

A campaign advocating for the recognition of Indigenous Australians' rights to traditional lands.