Throughout the continent, the original Australians are subjected to 'protective legislation' that confines them to reserves while regulating their wages, where they can live, their marriage rights, and travel options. In 1933, Yorta Yorta man William Cooper establishes the Australian Aborigines League, dedicated to his lifelong pursuit of equality. His nephew, Doug Nichols, emerges as a political figure as well; a pastor in the Church of Christ, he advocates for those impacted by the Maralinga nuclear bomb tests during the 1950s.
Show
First Australians
Episode
S01E06
Air Date
Oct 28, 2008
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
Awakenings, 1954-1956
S01E01
They have come to stay
S01E02
Her will to survive
S01E02
Fighting Back, 1957-1962
S01E03
Freedom for our lifetime
S01E03
Ain't Scared of Your Jails, 1960-1961
S01E04
No Other Law
S01E04
No Easy Walk, 1962-1966
S01E05
Unhealthy government experiment
S01E05
Mississippi, Is This America, 1962-1964
S01E06
A fair deal for a dark race
S01E06
Bridge to Freedom, 1965
S01E07
Finale: We are no longer shadows