Policies in Australia
Formal government apology to the
stolen generation is now known as...
Sorry Day
In what 1992 case did the High Court recognise the existence of Native Title in Australia
Mabo vs Queensland
What years did the policy of forcibly removing mixed race Indigenous children approximately start and finish?
1910s - 1970s
Rosa Parks’s arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, led to a crippling boycott of the city’s…
buses
The name of MLK's most famous speech
I Have a Dream
Policy where Aboriginals were separated from whites and kept in missions and orphanages
Protection
Charles Perkins led the Freedom Ride and was instrumental in bringing about the...
1967 Referendum
What were the impacts of the Stolen Generation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture?
Children lost their connection to cultural traditions, language, and the land. This has had negative effects on future generations known as intergenerational trauma.
Rather than adhere to nonviolence, which leader famously pursued civil rights “by any means necessary”?
Malcolm X
Where did MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech take place?
Washington
Policy introduced in the early 20th century when authorities realised that Protection wasn’t effectively containing Aboriginal culture.
Assimilation
What was the aim of the Australian Freedom Ride?
Bring media attention and national awareness to the treatment of First Nations Australians in rural areas.
What percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were stolen from their families?
10-30%
Jim Crow Laws were named after...
a character from a racist minstrel show
What were MLK's preferred tactics on the struggle for civil rights? Give 1 example.
Peaceful protest/civil disobedience
Sit-ins/marches/freedom rides/boycotts
Act created by the High Court decision that nullified Terra Nullius
Native Title
Town where only white people were allowed to swim in the community pool until the Freedom Riders came and brought media attention to the rule.
Moree, NSW
What was the era after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction Era
Which important function did the 1961 Freedom Rides serve?
They challenged racially segregated bus facilities.
In which Southern State was MLK born?
Georgia
Australian Prime Minister who came into office in 1972 and pushed for Aboriginals to have a say in leadership and government
Gough Whitlam
What is the name of the sacred site in the Pilbarra that was destroyed by Rio Tinto in 2020?
Juukan Gorge
What report allowed members of the stolen generation to tell their stories and begin the healing process?
Bonus = What year was it released?
The Bringing Them Home Report
1997
A milestone for the American civil rights movement, the Civil Rights Act was signed into law by which U.S. president?
Lyndon B. Johnson
How old was Martin Luther King when he won the Nobel Peace Prize?
35