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Wait... Indigenous kids weren't allowed to swim at the pool?
Published 12 hours ago
Description
Imagine being banned from your local swimming pool because of the colour of your skin… that's what happened to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids in the 1960s.
This episode will answer questions like:
- What is racial segregation?
- How were First Nations peoples treated in the 1960s?
- What was the Freedom Ride?
- How did segregation impact the lives of Indigenous Australians?
- Was there racial segregation in Australia?
Find more episodes of kids' history podcast Wait… They Did What!? with Tilly Oddy-Black on the Kids tab of ABC listen.