rights and freedoms year 10 Flashcards
assimilation
Assimilation is the process by which a minority group adopts the cultural norms and values of the dominant group.
Civil Rights Movement
A social movement that aimed to end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States.
Key figures of civil rights movement
Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks
Goal of freedom riders
To test the Supreme Court’s ruling that segregated bus terminals were unconstitutional.
Major achievements of civil rights movement
Voting Rights Act of 1965: Outlawed discriminatory voting practices
Civil Rights Act of 1964: Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or origin
who were The Freedom Riders
A group of activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated South to challenge racial segregation at bus terminals.
The Frontier Wars
A series of conflicts between Indigenous Australians and European settlers.
Actions of freedom riders
They faced violence and arrest from white segregationists.
causes of frontier wars
Land disputes, cultural misunderstandings, and violence.
Impact of frontier wars
Led to the displacement, dispossession, and decimation of Indigenous populations.
US Civil Rights Movement’s Influence on ASTI Civil Rights
Inspired similar tactics: Nonviolent protests, boycotts, and marches were adopted by Indigenous Australians.
Led to the Freedom Rides: A significant event in the Australian civil rights movement, inspired by the US Freedom Rides.
Motivated the 1967 Referendum: The successful vote to include Indigenous Australians in the census was influenced by the global civil rights movement.
The Australian Freedom Rides inspiration?
Inspired by the American Civil Rights Movement.
The Australian Freedom Rides organised by?
Organised by the Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA).
The Australian Freedom Rides key locationa?
Travelled through towns like Walgett, Moree, and Kempsey.
The Australian Freedom Rides leader
Led by Charles Perkins, an Indigenous Australian activist.
