Black and White Together FCAATSI: The Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, 1958-1973Presents the history of FCAATSI, the grassroots lobby of black and white Australians whose collective efforts brought about political and social change. Together they campaigned nationally for the momentous 1967 Referendum; equal wages, and land rights. |
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A very historic occasion | 3 |
The psychological moment | 15 |
People and politics | 46 |
Copyright | |
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