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Fight for liberty and freedom : the origins of Australian Aboriginal activism / John Maynard.

Fight for liberty and freedom : the origins of Australian Aboriginal activism / John Maynard.
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ISBN 9781922752017
Author Maynard, John, 1954- (author)
Title Fight for liberty and freedom : the origins of Australian Aboriginal activism / John Maynard.
Edition Revised and updated edition.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Canberra, ACT : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2024.
©2024.
Description 196 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Note Previous edition: 2007.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Opposition to the British colonisation of Australia did not spring from the Mabo decision or the Native Title Act, nor was it born in the vibrant 1960s which culminated in the famous Aboriginal tent embassy in 1972. Rather, the first politically organised and united all-Aboriginal activist group was the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA), begun in 1924 under the leadership of Frederick Maynard. For the first time Aboriginal people voiced their disapproval in public in a well-organised way. They opened offices in Sydney, held street rallies, conducted public meetings, gained newspaper coverage, wrote letters and petitions to Government at all levels, and collaborated with the international black labour movement. The AAPA's demands still resonate today. They centred on Aboriginal rights to land, stopping Aboriginal children being taken from their families, the acquisition of citizenship rights, and defending a distinct Aboriginal cultural identity.
Subjects Maynard, Fred(Charles Frederick ),1879-1946
Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association
Political activists, Aboriginal Australian
Political activists -- Australia
Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- History -- 20th century
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