This primary source is a telegram sent on 20 July 1972. The telegram is from the President of the Australian Council of Churches, Bishop Garnsey and is addressed to the Australian Prime Minister who at this time the time was William McMahon. Bishop Garnsey protests the removal of the Aboriginal embassy tent on the morning of the day the letter was sent. Bishop Garnsey also highlighted that he supported the idea of Aboriginal land rights legislation. The Aboriginal Embassy was first established when, at the end of Australia Day 1972, four young Aboriginal men set up a parasol on the lawns outside Parliament House in Canberra, holding a sign reading "Aboriginal Embassy". This action against the government became more and more popular and the umbrella was soon replaced by more and more tents. On Thursday, July 20, 1972, 150 police officers marched on the embassy. Supporters hugged the tents and chanted. The brawl between police and protesters was caught on camera on the evening news. Footage of tents being violently demolished shocked the public and prompted a surge in support for Aboriginal people. This source ties into the theme of the Aboriginal civil rights movement as the Aboriginal Tent Embassy was an important event in the fight for Aboriginal rights in Australia. This is a very useful source as it shows how much support Aboriginal Australians received from the public during this period. This primary source is a poster made to publicize the protests that Aboriginal Australians had planned for the sesquicentennial of the British colonization of Australia. The protests were designed to counter Australia Day ce...... middle of paper ...... African-American passengers. The boycott ended after a year, when the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the city of Montgomery to stop separating black and white passengers on its bus services. This was a huge success for Rosa Parks and the African American population. Parks became an important icon for the civil rights movement and resistance to racial segregation. His success as well as that of Emmett Till and others were considered the beginning of the fight for equality, it also gave others the courage to stand up for their rights. This source is not very helpful in providing correct information about Rosa Parks' story as it is not a faithful image of the time, it is just a recreation of how the illustrator imagined the event to be, however it shows the determination that Rosa Parks had and the feelings that white Americans had towards African Americans over the years '50.
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