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ABC video clips sourced for the Australian curriculum in partnership with Education Services Australia
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Feature Collection

- Rights and freedoms
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This collection covers the increasing tensions between African-American and white communities in America during the civil rights movement in 1960s America. Particular focus is placed on the civil rights movement around 1968 and the threat and reality of rioting in the face of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. Some clips cover the approach and attitude taken by African-American civil rights activists during this period while others question the way that government policy resulted in inequality and poverty in the black community. The collection includes interviews with civil rights activist Al Cook, entertainer and rights activist Paul Robeson, African-American police officer Chief-Inspector Frederick Waithe, and activist and comedian Dick Gregory.
Learning Areas
The ABC Video Library contains clip collections focused on key areas in the Australian curriculum. Learning areas currently covered are:
History Collections
- Contributions of people to Australian society Year/s 6-10
- History of the Environment Movement Year/s 10
- Post-war Indonesia Year/s 11-12
- Rights and freedoms Year/s 6-13
Science Collections
- Energy: sources, alternatives and issues Year/s 6-10
- Environmental issues Year/s 6-10
- Natural and man-made impacts on ecosystems Year/s 6-12
Most Viewed
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- Defending Citizens' Civil Rights [2:07]
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- Network
- ABC Four Corners
- Broadcast
- 1968
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- An activist's perspective, 1968
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- Video Clip
- Megawati Sukarnoputri [2:06]
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- Network
- ABc News
- Broadcast
- 1995
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- Megawati Sukarnoputri increases her popularity, 1995
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- Video Clip
- Poverty And Welfare [2:53]
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- Network
- ABC Four Corners
- Broadcast
- 1968
- Summary
- African Americans and 'white man's' welfare, 1968
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- Video Clip
- Whitlam's Visit To Indonesia 1 [0:57]
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- Network
- ABC News
- Broadcast
- 1973
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- Gough Whitlam's first full day during his 1973 visit
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- Suharto Politics [2:31]
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- Network
- ABC News
- Broadcast
- 1994
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- President Suharto indicated his intention to retire, 1998