(Download)->White Australia Has A Black History: William Cooper And First Nations Peoples' Political Activism Writen By Barbara Miller

White Australia Has A Black History: William Cooper And First Nations Peoples' Political Activism

By : Barbara Miller

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Some say he was Australia's Martin Luther King. William Cooper saw his Aboriginal people dying around him and decided black lives matter. Starvation and discrimination took their toll. He became passionate that they should have a voice in Australia's federal parliament.But his people could not vote and were not even counted in the census. How could he get the government to listen to him? Would his skills in oratory, letter-writing and organizing his people into the first national black organization achieve his goals or would his activism bring backlash?Betrayed by the Prime Minister who would not forward his petition to the King of England, Cooper joined with other leaders in Sydney for the 150th anniversary of white settlement and organized a protest called the Day of Mourning. This set in train the controversy that still surrounds Australia Day today. Cooper campaigned for the truth of the black history of white Australia to be told. He mentored future generations of leaders who

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Author : Barbara Miller

Pages : 322 pages

Publisher : Barbara Miller Books

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ISBN-10 : 064847223X

ISBN-13 : 9780648472230

 

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