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The Fights For Rights and Freedom

  • Vincent Lingiari was born

    Vincent Lingiari was born
    The actual date of Lingiaris birth is unknown, but some records show Lingiaris birth year as 1919 although it was sometime in 1908.
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    Vincent Lingiaris life

  • Birth of Martin Luther King Junior

    Birth of Martin Luther King Junior
    King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States of America.
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    MLK Life

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    Life of Eddie Mabo

    21 January 1992
  • The birth of Eddie Mabo

    The birth of Eddie Mabo
    Eddie Mabo was born on the Murray Islands.
  • King became a Baptist minister

    King became a Baptist minister
  • King got married

    King got married
    King wedded Coretta Scott and they went on to have four children together.
  • King recieved his Ph.D

    King recieved his Ph.D
    King recived his Ph.D in systematic theology at Boston University
  • Mabo got married

    Mabo got married
    Mabo wedded Bonita Neehow during 1959 and they had seven children together and adopted three more.
  • King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech

    King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech
    King delivered the speech at Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, the speech was a defining moment of the American Civil Right Movement.
  • King recieved the Nobel Peace Prize

    King recieved the Nobel Peace Prize
    Date unknown, but just years before his death, King recieved the Nobel Peace Prize.
  • NSW Freedom Rides

    NSW Freedom Rides
    During February in 1965 some students from the University of Sydney prepared a bus tour of western and coastal towns in New South Wales.
  • Lingiari was elected the leader of the Gurindji communities

    Lingiari was elected the leader of the Gurindji communities
    Lingiari was elected and became the leader of the Gurindji communities during August 1966.
  • Death of Martin Luther King

    Death of Martin Luther King
    King was assasinated in Memphis while he standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel.
  • Lingiari was named a Member of the Order of Australia

    Lingiari was named a Member of the Order of Australia
    Vincent Lingiari was named a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to the Aboriginal people.
  • Death of Vincent Lingiari

    Death of Vincent Lingiari
    He died in the Daguragu Community.
  • Death of Eddie Mabo

    Death of Eddie Mabo
    Mabo died of Cancer at the age of 55
  • "From Little Things Big Things Grow" was released

    "From Little Things Big Things Grow" was released
    The song is based on the story of the Gurindji strike and Vincent Lingiari as part of the Indigenous Australian struggle for land rights and reconciliation