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Charles Perkins
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- 6. written by JakeSmith, Jackson Jones and Taine Foster Sunday, 6 July 14
- 7. Life for Aboriginesat the Time....................................1 Charles Perkin’s Early Life..................................................................................2 The Freedom Ride.........................................................3 Charles Perkins Fought For Rights ..............................4 Timeline..........................................................................5 Glossary...........................................................................6 Index..............................................................................7 Bibliography..................................................................7 Contents Sunday, 6 July 14
- 8. LIFE FOR ABORIGINALAT THE TIME Life was hard for Aborgines during a lot of the 1900s. Many people didn’t let Aboriginal into social places where the white people were, like the pools, movies, motels and houses. Many people saw them as disgusting and feral and judged them by their dark skin and how they had lived. Charles Perkins winning a trophy for soccer during his soccer career Sunday, 6 July 14
- 9. Charles Nelson Perkinswas born on the 16th of June , 1936. In his early life, he was a soccer star and the first aboriginal to graduate from university. He was proud of being an indigenous member during his life and worked hard to help other people understand that indigenous and non-indigenous people should have the same rights as each other. Early life Charles Perkins at the the age of 28 Sunday, 6 July 14
- 10. FREEDOM RIDE The FreedomRide was organised by Charles Perkins and Ted Noffs. This happend in 1965,Charles Perkins was 29 at the time. He took 29 indigenous students on a bus to different places in Victoria and New South Wales. They organised conferences and meetings to help people understand that indigenous and non indigenous people should have the same rights. Sunday, 6 July 14
- 11. Charles Perkins Fought ForRights Charles Perkins did achieve rights toward the white people and with them not letting them into pools and social places with the white people. Charles Perkins fought for rights Sunday, 6 July 14
- 12. TIME LINE 1936 CharlesPerkins was born 1963-65 He was the president of student actions for aboriginies 1965 He led the freedom ride through northern New South Wales. 1965-69 He became the manager for aboriginal affairs 1965-78 He was member of federal advancement Torres Strait 1967 Vice-chairman for National Aborigines Day 1968-70 He was a trustee for the National Aboriginal Tribal Council Sunday, 6 July 14
- 13. Primary Sources This isCharles Perkins fighting for the aboriginal rights! Perkins in his soccer career Charles Perkins getting ready for the freedom ride Sunday, 6 July 14
- 14. GLOSSARY ABORIGINAL: The racethat was the first to live in Australia. CONFERENCES: Official meetings DISGUSTING: feeling a strong dislike towards others FERAL:like wild animals GRADUATE/completing studies. INDIGENOUS/native to a country ORGANISED/sorting things UNIVERSITY/high year level Sunday, 6 July 14
- 15. INDEX I = RRIDE 4-4 ABORIGINALS PAGE 3-6 J = S SOUTH 6-6 B BECAUSE PAGE 9-9 K = T TRIBAL6-6 TRUSTEE 6-6 C CHAIRMAN 6-6 L LIFE PAGE 9-9 U = D DISGUSTING 5-5 M MOTEL PAGE 9-9 V = E ENGLISH PAGE 9-9 N NORTHERN PAGE 7-7 W WHITE PEOPLE 9-9 F FERAL PAGE 4-4 O = X= G = P PLACES PAGE 9-9 Y= Sunday, 6 July 14
- 16. BIBLIOGRAPHY Guile, M (2011)Storiesfor Australia’s History: Charles Perkins and the Freedom Ride; MacMillan Education, South Yarra. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Charles_Perkins_(Aboriginal_activist), 3rd of July, 2014 http://www.australianbiography.gov.au/subjects/perkins/, 25th of June, 2014. Sunday, 6 July 14
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