Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association
The Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA) was the first Aboriginal political organization in Australia to advocate their social and political interests.
It was founded in 1924 by Charles Frederick Maynard , who was its president. The vice-president was Bill Ferguson , who with Jack Batten founded the Aboriginal Progressive Association in 1937 , which consciously referred to its predecessor organization by name.
The Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association's slogan was One God, One Aim, One destiny . She stood up against the kidnapping of Aboriginal children from their families as well as for free access to the school system, for land rights to traditional land and against the determination of living conditions by the white administration. She distributed information organized meetings and conferences, gave periodicals and gave inputs to the government of King George V from.
The Aboriginal Protection Board and the police took massive action against the AAPA, which disbanded in 1927 due to the systematic persecution.
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- ↑ Heather Goodall: Maynard, Charles Frederick (Fred) (1879-1946) , Australian Dictionary of Biography, p. 339, Volume 15, Melbourne University Press 2000 Online Edition
- ^ Gerhard Leitner: Aborigines of Australia. S. 31. CH Beck, Munich 2006, ISBN 9783406508899