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Charles Perkins was a civil rights activist who dedicated his life to achieving justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In 1965, as a student at the University of Sydney, Dr Perkins organised a student bus tour around New South Wales to draw attention to the state of Indigenous health, education and housing, and to try and ...
Charles Nelson Perkins AO, usually known as Charlie Perkins (16 June 1936 – 19 October 2000), was an Aboriginal Australian activist, soccer player and administrator. It is claimed he was the first known Indigenous Australian man to graduate tertiary education.
12 de jun. de 2024 · Charles Perkins was an Australian civil servant and activist who was the first Indigenous Australian to head a government department and the most influential figure in the Aboriginal fight for civil rights; he was often compared to American civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learn about the historic Freedom Ride led by Charles Perkins and other students from the University of Sydney in 1965, challenging racism and discrimination against Aboriginal people in regional New South Wales.
PUBLICATION: Charles Perkins, A Bastard Like Me, Ure Smith, 1975, Sydney. SEX: Male. BIRTH DATE: C.1936-7. BIRTH PLACE: Alice Springs. FIRST LANGUAGE: English. SIGNIFICANT LOCALITIES: Alice Springs: Charles was born on a table in the Alice Spring’s Telegraph Station (when it was the Half-caste Institution’. (p.7) The residents of the ...
6 de ago. de 2020 · Learn about the life and legacy of Charles Perkins, an Arrernte and Kalkadoon man who fought for justice and self-determination for Aboriginal people. He led the Freedom Ride, influenced the 1967 referendum, and challenged Australia to confront its racist past.
Learn about the life and achievements of Charles Perkins, the first Indigenous person to earn a university degree and to head an Australian Government department. See a photograph of him at his desk in the Department of Aboriginal Affairs in 1974.
