Charles Perkins
By Sean , Brittney, Nick , Jacinta.
• Charles Perkins was a proud Aboriginal,
who was born in 16\6\1936 and died in
2000. He was a leader and activist and
civil rights leader. Perkins didn’t like the
way Aboriginals were being treated in
Australia. So he decided to do something
about it.
• In 1965 Perkins decided to start a bus trip called
the Freedom rides with Students all over
Australia. To raise awareness and show
Australian citizens what they’re doing to
Aborigines. Perkins did this by travelling around
NSW, with media chasing them around the East
Coast. The Media were putting videos onto the
news, by doing this Australian Citizens should
realize what they’re doing to Aborigines,
example .
• No Black people allowed in the pool at the same
time as the white people. Black people were not
allowed at the front of a bus.
• Perkins helped setup the Aboriginals tent
embassy in 1972, this is now a symbol of
Aboriginals , nations. To do this the Proud
Aboriginal used his resilience and
persistence. He was well organised to
achieve this.
• Perkins was the first Aboriginal to graduate
University this allowed him to get a job
with the government, which he was
outspoken about Aboriginal issues, and to
do this he had to have Resilience and
confidence to speak up.
• This Proud Aboriginal achieved many
great things in his life all for his race of
people. During his life the Aboriginal
people became more recognised by
Australia because of his efforts with
freedom rides, tent embassy. His
education and his working for the
government but most of all because he
was outspoken.
Quiz
• 1. Where did the Freedom riders
protest outside an RSL?
1. Where did the Freedom riders protest outside
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Broken Hill
Parkes
Dubbo
Walgett
Quiz
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What Year did Charles Perkins Die ?
1999
1997
2000
1990
1996