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'They were back to being black': The land withheld from returning Indigenous soldiers

Indigenous soldiers returning home from the horrors of World War I were plunged headlong into another long-running battle.

Serving in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) allowed them to enjoy some equality with their white comrades.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following story contains names and images of people who have died.

On the frontline and abroad they shared the same odds of death.

They were deemed good enough to die for their country, but under Australian law back then, not good enough to be a citizen in it.

An estimated 800 Aboriginal men served in the AIF, many with distinction.

They returned home to a horrible reality, another type of no-man's-land: the inequality of a nation deeply divided by White Australia laws.

For them, peacetime meant discrimination, segregation and marginalisation.

verder lezen:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-14/land-withheld-from-indigenous-anzacs/10993680?fbclid=IwAR1uq7Ujxsol114FzRTO3bzUJy4AIj6nlsUu-Q6kutpDbfhsd0SjuMQnl6Y

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Triest verhaal, hoor. Goed genoeg om te sterven, niet goed genoeg om volwaardig staatsburger te zijn. Was helaas in meer landen het geval.

Gr P
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