The Best Of Two Cultures
Mabo's vision for the school was to bring together the best of two cultures.
European education, skills and ideas would be taught alongside traditional Aboriginal and Islander culture.
It was a courageous vision, relying on his belief that, combined, the two cultures would produce confident and articulate students.
Mabo believed this sharing of cultures would create a unique opportunity for multiculturalism in Australia.
Black Community School Manifesto
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1973-1985
Black Community School, Black Community School, education, manifesto, multiculturalism, Townsville
...identity of black students...
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Apr, 1978
Black Community School, Black Community School, education, Townsville
...some second rate Black school...
Audio
1973-1985
activism, Black Community School, Black Community School, education, Townsville
A brief history of the Black Community School
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1973-1985
ACTU, Black Community School, cultural preservation, education, unionism
Black Community School
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1973-1985
Black Community School, cultural preservation, Mabo, Bonita, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Townsville, Townsville
The Reshaping Of National Identity
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1992-
backlash, decolonisation, indigenous people, national identity, native title, reconciliation
...The classic problem of the immigrant...
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Black Community School, education, Reynolds, Henry (Prof.)
...Some dedicated school teachers...
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1973-1985
Black Community School, education, Loos, Noel, Townsville
