Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre
Professor Bain Attwood provides an important tribute to the work and life of an extraordinary Aboriginal activist in his latest book, William Cooper: An Aboriginal Life Story. Bain will be in-conversation with Senator Patrick Dodson.
Not politically active until his 70s, William Cooper became a notable activist, best recognised for his landmark 1933 petition to the King for representation of Aboriginal people in the Commonwealth Parliament.
Yet despite the extraordinary political campaigns Cooper established in later life, his name has largely evaded public memory.
Bain Attwood reconstructs the first 70 years of Cooper's life, foregrounding his political achievements, and piecing together the story of how he came to be a politically active figure to be recognised and celebrated today.
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