Historical figures
An American Baptist minister and civil rights leader who championed racial equality through nonviolent resistance.
Martin Luther King jr
When did the Australian Freedom Rides occur?
1965
What year did the Referendum focused on Aboriginal human rights happen?
1967
The 'walk off' a cattle station
Wave Hill
What is the name of the bus tour that occurred in both American South and Rural NSW to protest segregation
The freedom riders
An American civil rights activist whose 1955 refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama, bus sparked the 381‑day Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rosa Parks
Who led the Australian Freedom Rides?
Charlie Perkins
As a result, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isalnder peoples were now counted in...
The census
Land belonging to no one
Terra nullius
Who gave the Apology in 2008 to the Stolen Generation in Australia?
PM Kevin Rudd
An American Black nationalist leader, minister, and human rights activist who rose from a troubled youth to prominence in the Nation of Islam, advocating Black pride, self-reliance, and self-defense.
Malcom X
How long did the freedom rides go for?
15 days
These things could now be made specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isalnder peoples
Federal laws
The decision of the Mabo case led to?
Native Title
What year was the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
1963
Torris Strait Islander man who challenged the legal doctrine of terra nullius, leading to the recognition of native title in Australia, fundamentally changing land ownership laws for Indigenous Australians
Eddie Mabo
Protest at the RSL Club for refusing entry to Aboriginal ex-servicemen.
Walgett
Over this percent of people voted yes
90%
To claim land, Aboriginal and Torris Strait Islander peoples must prove this to the land.
(Ongoing) Cultural connection
What happened in the Brown v. Board of Education case?
1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal,” legally ending racial segregation in public schools and overruling the “separate but equal” principle
An Aboriginal Australian activist, public servant, and soccer player known for leading the 1965 Freedom Ride, exposing systemic racism in rural towns.
Charles Perkins
The name of the town where Aboriginal children were not allowed to swim in the public pool
Moree
Who was the Prime Minster of the time of the referendum?
What year was a decision finally made on Mabo's case.
1992
The name of the report about the Stolen Generations.
Bringing them home report