Discrimination In 1960s

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During World War II and for many years after it, Aboriginal people continued to be oppressed and exploited. The climate of rebellion that developed in the 1960s was increasingly felt in movements against racism. In many parts of the world, oppressed people, such as black people in America, were becoming more determined to expose and challenge discrimination, racism, and injustice. Although many problems have continued to exist, enormous gains were made in the struggle for Aboriginal Australian rights from the 1960s to the 1990s. Although it seems unlikely to happen in this day and age, in the twentieth century, Australia had its own government policies which would allow, or even promote, discrimination against the Aboriginal Australians.…show more content…
The inquiry showed that many officials believed they were doing the right thing. Some Aboriginal children were taken away from their parents because they were mistreated. Some of the church missions, where many of the children were brought up, were caring places, and many Aboriginal people recall the goodwill and kindness they received from individuals and institutions. However, the inquiry also showed that the human and legal rights of indigenous people had been violated, sometimes brutally. Victims had been forcibly removed from their families and put into institutions or fostered or adopted. Often victims were moved several times from one place to another. Family contact and Aboriginality were discouraged, conditions were sometimes cruel, many victims were sexually abused, and some welfare officials neglected their duty in caring for…show more content…
Although the stated aim of the "resocialisation" programme was to improve the integration of Aboriginal people into modern society, a study conducted in Melbourne and cited in the official report found that there was no notable improvement in the social position of "removed" Aborigines as compared to "non-removed", particularly in the areas of employment and post-secondary education. Most notably, the study indicated that removed Aboriginal people were actually less likely to have completed a secondary education, three times as likely to have acquired a police record and were twice as likely to use illegal drugs. The only notable advantage "removed" Aboriginal people possessed was a higher average income, which the report noted was most likely due to the increased urbanisation of removed individuals, and hence greater access to welfare payments than for Aboriginal people living in tribal communities. The removal of the children show hardly any effect today, and shouldn't have
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