Summary
Badge 'White Australia has a Black History, Don't Celebrate 1988' was produced as part of the campaign organised by Indigenous Australians in protest at the celebration of the bicentenary.
Australia Day, January 26, was proclaimed a Day of Mourning in 1938 by Indigenous people as a reaction to the Sesquicentenary celebrations.
In 1988, the year of Australia's bicentenary, Indigenous people from across the nation converged on Sydney to protest the so-called "celebration of a nation". The long march for justice, freedom and hope protested the invasion of Australia, its re-enactment and celebration 200 years later.
Physical Description
Round plastic coated badge. It has a black, yellow and red background with black and white text. Two arms with shackles on the wrists are depicted, with the chain joining the shackles breaking in the middle. The pin attached to the back of the badge.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Education History Unit, Department of Education, 18 Apr 2002
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Manufacturer
Patrick Bros., Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1988
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Date Used
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Inscriptions
Text obverse: WHITE AUSTRALIA/ HAS A/ BLACK HISTORY/ DON'T/ CELEBRATE 1988
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Type of item
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Dimensions
55 mm (Outside Diameter)
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References
Foley, Gary. The Sydney Morning Herald and Representation of the 1988 Bicentennial, May 1997, [Link 1] accessed 7 October 2004. - The Age, 1987-1988. - The Herald Sun, 1988. - Thompson, John. White Australia has a Black History, presented at the Indigenous Research Ethics Conference, 27-29 September 1995, available from [Link 2] accessed 25 September 2004. - Tickner, Robert Taking a stand: land rights to reconciliation [electronic resource], (Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin January 2003), 33, available from [Link 3] accessed 11 October 2004.
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Keywords
Aboriginal Issues, Australian Bicentenary, 1788-1988, Celebrations, Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Peoples
