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Day of Mourning
The Day of Mourning to recall the time when the Biritish came over (in the First Fleet) and colonised Australia. -
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Activists
Majority of Aboriginal activists moved away from any policies that were linked to assimilation. -
Freedom Rides
The Freedom Ride happened in western New South Wales towns, they brought attention to the racism that was happening in these towns.
An Aboriginal student (known as Charles Perkins) became a national figure in the fight for Aboriginal rights. -
Referendum
The 1967 Referendum took place so that Australians voted to modify the constitution to include Aboriginal people in the annual census and allow the Commonwealth to create laws for them. -
The "Start"
Groups of people from Redfern, Melbourne and Brisbane came together to support each other. Activists from Melbourne and Brisbane visited Sydney often to “build strong friendships". -
Federal Council of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
In Canberra, the ABorginal members of the FCAATSI managed to confront the long-term white control of their group. -
The "End"
During the 1970s, the Aboriginals were slowly losing all their direct relations to the Black Power Movement. Even though the movement came to an end, the legacy still goes on. -
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Black Panther Party
Due to the arrival of African-American soldiers, they spoke about the growth in the Black Panther Party which was a group of African-American who came together for self-defence. Which inspired the Aboriginals. Sometime during this timespan, an activist group known as The Black Panther party had started up in Australia. The headquarter for the party was set up in Brisbane, Queensland. -
First Aboriginal Riot
The black power group was prepared to take a stand, if necessary, against police harassment. This later led to the first Aboriginal race riot in Brisbane -
Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Four young Aboriginal men rocked up on the lawns outside Parliament House in Canberra and put up a sign which read 'Aboriginal Embassy'.
Over the following months, supporters of the embassy went up to 2000. -
Winning Land Rights
In 1992, Aborigines won their land rights in the state of Victoria due to the impact the Black Power Movement had.
