PERKINS, Charles

1936-

Aboriginal activist

born on 16 June 1936 at Alice Springs Telegraph Station Aboriginal Reserve in the Northern Territory

My name is Charles Perkins and I represent ‘Australians All’ because I have long been very outspoken about Aboriginal rights. In 1966 I organised a ‘freedom ride’ through country NSW to draw attention to racial discrimination against Aboriginal people.

lamploop.gif (6239 bytes) IDEA FOR SCENE: Show one stage of the freedom ride. See ‘Discovering Democracy’, Upper Primary Units (Curriculum Corp 1998) for details about the freedom ride.

1901-2001 Centenary of Federation