Black Australia by Frank Stevens

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Sunning to inside covers.

Essays from field research 1965-75 on contemporary social and economic conditions of Aboriginal people throughout Australia.

Provides a greater appreciation of the background to the present conflict and an in-depth understanding of the problems faced.

Chapters include: Aboriginal history; Australia's deep north; equal wages for Aborigines; the continuing summer of discontent - Lake Nash Station; the dual society in north Australia; high noon at Normanton; Weipa - the politics of pauperisation; Queensland; racism and education.

Illustrations by B Petty.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.