Civil Rights

Question 1

Evidence for civil rights.

Answer 1

1. Freedom Rides.
2. Government Actions.

Question 2

2 main features of Freedom Rides.

Answer 2

1. Direct Action - non-violent methods of protest (boycotts, sit-ins, marches).
2. Counterculture.

Question 3

USA influence to the 1961 Freedom Rides.

Answer 3

The USA Freedom Rides in 1961 were inspired by Martin Luther King’s direct action, and encouraged his followers to peacefully break the Jim Crow laws (segregation of white and colored individuals).

Question 4

AUS influence to the 1965 Freedom Rides.

Answer 4

1. Influenced by similar events in USA.
2. Charles Perkin influenced and spearheaded the Australian Freedom Rides.

Question 5

Who was Charles Perkin?

Answer 5

Leader of the SAFA (Student Action for Aborigines) who influence the Australian Freedom Rides.

Question 6

Who advertised the Australian Freedom Rides?

Answer 6

Walgett and Moree created awareness and publicity through the media, by highlighting the brutality and the reality of these events towards Indigenous individuals and those who stood up for them.

Question 7

Government Action taken in relation to civil rights.

Answer 7

1. 1967 Referendum.
2. 1975 Racial Discrimination Act.

Question 8

What did the 1967 Referendum do?

Answer 8

Changed sections 51 & 127 of the Constitution.

Question 9

Results of the 1967 Referendum.

Answer 9

1. They received 10000 signatures after 10 years of campaigning to change the constitution.
2. 90.7% voted YES.

Question 10

What did the 1975 Racial Discrimination Act do?

Answer 10

Illegalized racial discrimination.