William Cooper: Gentle Warrior: Standing Up for Australian Aborigines and Persecuted Jews by Barbara Miller

Book Description

Secondhand. Fair condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers. Remnant of date due slip on inside page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Wear to book corners and edges with right side edges protected with book tape. Some separation of laminate from board at spine tail due to sticker removal. Body text and binding are still very good.

In this book you will be taken back to a significant time in Australian history, wherein a brilliant and dignified Aboriginal man William Cooper (1861?-1941) bravely challenged the norms of his country. This Yorta Yorta man brought change and fought for the human rights of several groups of people who were victims of persecution.

Inspiring and moving, this book will stir a sense of humanitarian awareness within the hearts, minds and spirits of its readers. Captivating and filled with insights, this work is a literary beacon of light that dispels the darkness of radical and social discrimination.

Chapters include Cooper's early years, the 1967 referendum, White Australia Policy, William Cooper and the AAL protest Kristallnacht, Eugenics...