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In Australia, on May 27, 1967, a remarkable event occurred. An overwhelming majority of electors voted in an Australian national referendum to amend clauses of the Australian Constitution concerning Aboriginal people. May 27, 2007 is the 40th anniversary of this landmark event. Nowadays, a younger generation of Australians is unaware of this historical achievement, while an older generation remains unclear about its significance. The referendu...

William Cooper was the founder and leader of the Australian Aborigines League, formally constituted in 1936. This was the most important of the first crop of Aboriginal political organizations formed in Australia. Mission-educated and influenced by Christianity, he worked as a laborer in several states in the early 20th Century. His later authority as a spokesman rested on these life experiences. One of Coopers important causes was petitioning...