The 1967 Referendum: Race, Power and the Australian Constitution by Bain Attwood

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On 27 May, 1967 a remarkable event occurred. An overwhelming majority of electors voted in a national referendum to amend clauses of the Australian Constitution concerning Aboriginal people. This title explores the legal and political significance of the referendum and the long struggle by black and white Australians for constitutional change.

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On 27 May 1967 an overwhelming majority of electors voted in a national referendum to amend clauses of the Australian Constitution concerning Aboriginal people. 27 May 2007 is the 40th anniversary of this landmark event. The referendum is commonly considered the turning point in Australian historical and cultural life. The historic moment when citizenship rights were granted - including the vote - and the Commonwealth finally assumed responsibility for Aboriginal affairs. This book explores the legal and political significance of the referendum and the long struggle by Australians for constitutional change.

Author Biography

ain Attwood is Associate Professor of History in the School of Historical Studies, Monash University, and Adjunct Professor, Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, The Australian National University. Andrew Markus is Professor of Jewish Civilisation and Director of the Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilisation, Monash University. They have both written extensively on Aboriginal history and Australian race relations.

Table of Contents

The Constitution and the Power of Race; The Commonwealth and Aboriginal Affairs; The Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement and Constitutional Change; The 1962-3 Petition Campaign; The Coalition Government and the Demand for a Referendum; The Campaign for the 'Yes' Vote; The Poll and its Consequences; Remembering and Forgetting the Referendum; Reconciliation and Constitutional Change; Race, Rights and the Constitution; Documents - Part I - Written Sources; Part II - Aboriginal Oral Sources; Part III - Contemporary Aboriginal Perspectives; Index.

Long Description

On 27 May 1967 a remarkable event occurred. An overwhelming majority of electors voted in a national referendum to amend clauses of the Australian Constitution concerning Aboriginal people. Today it is commonly regarded as a turning point in the history of relations between Indigenous and white Australians: a historic moment when citizenship rights -- including the vote -- were granted and the Commonwealth at long last assumed responsibility for Aboriginal affairs. Yet the constitutional changes entailed in the referendum brought about none of these things. "The 1967 Referendum" explores the legal and political significance of the referendum and the long struggle by black and white Australians for constitutional change. It traces the emergence of a series of powerful narratives about the Australian Constitution and the status of Aborigines, revealing how and why the referendum campaign acquired so much significance and has since become the subject of highly charged myth in contemporary Australia. Attwood and Markus's text is complemented by personal recollections and opinions about the referendum by a range of Indigenous people, and historical documents and illustrations.

Details ISBN0855755555 Author Andrew Markus Short Title 1967 REFERENDUM 2/E Publisher Aboriginal Studies Press Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0855755555 ISBN-13 9780855755553 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 Imprint Aboriginal Studies Press Subtitle Race, Power and the Australian Constitution Place of Publication Canberra Country of Publication Australia DOI 10.1604/9780855755553 UK Release Date 2007-05-01 NZ Release Date 2007-05-01 Pages 176 Publication Date 2007-05-01 DEWEY 323.119915 Illustrations b/w photos & illus Audience General AU Release Date 2007-04-30 We've got this

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