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Jim Crow Laws: Part 1
Nurses: No person or corporation shall require any white female nurse to nurse in wards or rooms in hospitals, either public or private, in which negro men are placed. -
Day of Mourning and Protest: Part 2
This event contributed to the movement towards the 1967 referendum as it was an Aboriginal protest. This helped lead to the Australian Government to take action. -
Day of Mourning and Protest: Part 1
The Day of Mourning and Protest for Aboriginals was held in the Australian Hall, in Sydney. For the Aboriginals, the aim of the day was to “make protest about the callous treatment” of Aboriginals, “by the white men during the past 150 years.” They appealed to the Australian Nation to “make new laws for the education and care of Aborigines” and they asked for “a new policy”, which would allow Aboriginals to have “full citizen status and equality within the community.” -
Brown v. Board of Education Part 1
On May the 17th 1954, the American Court unanimously ruled that segregated schools were an unconstitutional act after five seperate cases were brought together after it was found that they all sought the desegregation to improve the quality of education in the public school system. -
Brown v. Board of Education Part 2
The Brown case sparked the modern civil right movement in American, therefore inspiring education reform to improve the standard of education across the country and as well as forming the legal framework and template for challenging all other segregated areas of society. -
Rosa Parks, the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Freedom Riders
This impacted the civil rights movement as a majority of people protested segregation and was the first large-scale demonstration against segregation in the US. -
Rosa Parks, the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Freedom Riders: Part 1
On the 1st of December, 1955, four days before the Montgomery Bus Boycott began, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat for a Rwhite man. Because of this, she was then arrested and fined. The boycott began on the day of her court hearing and lasted 381 days. The boycott was where African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery to protest segregation. -
Little Rock High School
Nine black students enrolled at a formerly all-white central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in September 1957. This tested the 1954 US Supreme Court landmark that was against segregation in public schools. This impacted the civil rights movement as it put into action the landmark of the US Supreme Court. -
Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement Petition
The Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement put together a petition in 1958 to alter the Federal Constitution through a Referendum. They wanted to remove the words “other than the Aboriginal race in any state”. They also wanted the phrase “aboriginal natives shall not be counted.” in the census. This event contributed to the movement towards the referendum as it pushed for the it. This was a driving force towards the referendum occurring. -
Jim Crow Laws
Buses: All passenger stations in this state operated by any motor transportation company shall have separate waiting rooms or space and separate ticket windows for the white and coloured races.
(Alabama). These laws vary between different states. -
Electoral Act Amendment
In 1962 there was an act to give aboriginal people the right to enrol and vote. The act is being passed on the 21st May, 1962, and the date of commencement is 18th June, 1962. This was acted on by the Queen and the house of representatives. This act was to help bring the Aboriginal community with the white. They were now able to vote, they were now able to speak for them selves and further the nation. -
Martin Luther King Jr "I have a dream": Part 1
28th August 1963, King made one of the most recognised speeches given about the racially driven nation delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. This amazing speech is a touchstone for understanding the social and political upheaval of the time. The main message given is “that all men are created equal” and that his four little children will “one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character”. -
Martin Luther King Jr "I have a dream": Part 2
This speech brought together blacks and whites all across the world and supplied harmony. The cheers of the massive crowd of mixed races and mixed religions at every line stated that “I have a dream” roared. He spoke about letting “freedom rain” from all parts of America; “from every hill and mole hill of Mississippi”, and “the mighty mountains of New York”. -
Civil Rights Act Part 2
This is the most significant moment under the concept of equal civil rights, as it officially granted equal stature of all people living in the United States as well as equal protection under the law and even applicable under the constitution. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Part 1
The Civil Rights of 1964, a historic moment in the movement towards equality in the United States, outlawed discrimination against people because of their race, religion, sex or national origin. This bringing an end to all forms of segregation both at schools and public facilities as well as unequal voter application processes. It is important to note that this bill was proposed by John F. Kennedy, but passed under the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson after Kennedy’s assassination. -
Freedom Rides: Part 1
In Feb 1965, Student Action For Aborigines (SAFA), was set up by students of the University of Sydney. This bus was set up for freedom rides, these freedom rides went through western New South Wales towns in February 1965 drew attention to the racism in these towns. Aboriginal student Charles Perkins was, by the end of the journey, a national figure in the fight for Aboriginal rights. -
Freedom Rides: Part 2
Charles Perkins was elected president for SAFA in 1964 a University of Sydney protest against racial segregation in the United States had brought comments from members of the public urging students to look to their own nation if they wanted to draw attention to racial discrimination. -
Wave Hill Walk Off Part 2
Went on until 1975 when the Whitlam government handed back a large section of the land to the Gurindji people, which included land for sacred sites. This contributed to the push for Aboriginal rights as it highlighted the injustice that existed for the Aboriginal people, and in the end further the cause for Aboriginal land rights in particular. -
Wave Hill Walk Off Part 1
In August 1966, Aboriginal workers walked off their jobs at a cattle station in Wave Hill in the Northern Territory in protest of poor working conditions, wage rights, disrespectful treatment but most importantly the right to the land that they worked on. The protesting and fighting back against unequal land rights, which included a petition to the governor general and a vocal support group. -
Aboriginal Rights Referendum Part 1
The Australian Referendum of May the 27th 1967, drastically changed two sections of the constitution which referred to the Indigenous people as well as having a 90.77% approval rating amongst all Australians. It was to alter the constitution so that certain words referring to the Aboriginal population to be omitted and that the Aboriginals would be counted in reckoning of the population. -
Aboriginal Rights Referendum Part 2
This significantly contributed to the advancement of Indigenous rights as it not only changed the constitution to discard inequality within it but also showed that the vast majority of Australians supported these rights. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King jr
During the early 1960’s the fight for civil rights were excelling with events such as Brown vs Board of education decision, the assassination of Martin Luther King and many more. The assassination was conducted on the 4th April, 1968. James Earl Ray who shot the leader of the civil rights movement in his hotel caused the spark which inspired other discriminated races worldwide to fight for equality. Such as in Australia.
