Y10 History 1938 Day of Mourning

Who organised the Day of Mourning?

• Charles Perkins

• Jack Patten

• Vincent Lingiari

• Fred Maynard

Complete the sentence: The 1938 Day of Mourning was held on…

• New Year’s Day

• ANZAC Day

• Christmas Day

• Australia Day

What was NOT a part of the Day of Mourning protest?

• Distribution of a manifesto about equal rights

• Speeches by key leaders

• Violent riots

• Symbolic dressing in black

Aboriginal activists were denied entry through the front door of Australian Hall on the Day of Mourning protest due to their race?

• True

• False

What was NOT a short-term legacy of the Day of Mourning protest? (Multiple answers)

• One of the first organized meetings of Indigenous groups to discuss rights

• A referendum on discriminatory sections of the Australian Constitution

• Some Christian leaders began to recognise ‘Aboriginal Sunday’

• NAIDOC week

Which group decided to hold the march?

• NAIDOC

• The Aboriginal Protection Board

• Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA)

• Aborigines Progressive Association

How many years of British colonisation in Australia did the 1938 Day of Mourning mark?

• 50

• 100

• 150

• 200

Which method of activism was used by Jack Patten to protest racial discrimination?

• Regular speeches in the Sydney Domain

• Publication of the first ever Aboriginal newspaper

• Foundation of the Aborigines Progressive Association

• All of the above

Prime Minister Joseph Lyons refused to call a meeting with Jack Patten and other Aboriginal leaders in response to the attention the protest drew.

• True

• False

Key Aboriginal groups united to host a national protest to only raise awareness of the discrimination against Indigenous families.

• True

• False