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Freedom ride
A series of political protests against segregation by Blacks and whites who rode buses together through the American South to protest. -
Indigenous Australians right to vote
The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962 granted all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the option to enrol and vote in federal elections. -
Walk hill walk off
Vincent Lingiari led 200 First Nations stockmen and their families to walk off Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory protesting against the pay and work conditions. -
Indigenous referendum
Australians voted in favour of changes to the Australian Constitution to improve the services available to Indigenous Australian -
Mabo Decision
the High Court of Australia noticed that a group of Torres Strait Islanders, led by Eddie Mabo held ownership of Mer (Murray Island) In acknowledging the traditional rights of the Meriam people to their land, the court also held that native title existed for all Indigenous people.