Black, White and Exempt

Publisher’s description:
Black, White, and Exempt: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lives Under Exemption includes personal and often painful histories uncovered in archives, family stories and lived experiences that reveal new perspectives on exemption. This book describes the resourcefulness of those who sought exemption to obtain freedom from hardship and oppressive regulation of their lives as Aboriginal Australians. It celebrates their resilience and explores how they negotiated exemption to protect their families and increase opportunities for them. The book also charts exemptees who struggled to advance Aboriginal rights, resist state control and abolish the exemption system.

Contributions by Lucinda Aberdeen, Katherine Ellinghaus, Ashlen Francisco, Jessica Horton, Karen Hughes, Jennifer Jones, Beth Marsden, John Maynard, Kella Robinson, Leonie Stevens and Judi Wickes.

Editors: Lucinda Aberdeen and Jennifer Jones

Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press

Format: Paperback

Pages: 224

Published: 1 January 2021

ISBN: 9781925302332