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2004, pb, 216x140mm, 252pp, b/w illus, |
Seeking Racial Justice An insider's memoir of Aboriginal advancement, assimilation and integration support groups, 1938 to 1978 HORNER, Jack Availability: Out of Print; Electronic Book Format www.ebooks.com Seeking Racial Justice is, first and foremost, Jack Horner's personal account of his developing consciousness as a white player in the black theatre of Indigenous Australian affairs between 1957 and 1973, in particular, his work with FCAATSI. It is also a tribute to the diverse Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal individuals and groups who dedicated themselves to the cause of 'Aboriginal Advancement' from 1938 to 1978, through the years of 'assimilation' 'advancement' and 'integration'. Consciously or otherwise, these people helped create a new dawn for race relations and Indigenous civil rights and they are responsible for some long lasting achievements. This is Horner's tribute (himself an active participant) in FCAATSI, to his fellow white warriors in the Aboriginal advancement movement but also to his many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander friends and colleagues who took the time to educate him and to help him realise the full effect of dispossession on Indigenous Australian. Jack Horner was born in 1922 in Victoria. Jack and Jean Cowtan, his wife, joined the Aboriginal–Australian Fellowship in 1957, and were active members until 1969. Jack was secretary for the NSW ‘Vote Yes’ Committee for the 1967 referendum, and general secretary of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, FCAATSI from 1969 to 1970. In all Jack’s endeavours, Jean has tirelessly assisted with his research. He has published on Indigenous issues and his biography, Bill Ferguson: Fighter for Aboriginal Freedom, was first published in 1974. |
