Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All TimeFollowing an Australian government edict in 1931, black aboriginal children and children of mixed marriages were gathered up and taken to settlements to be institutionally assimilated. In Rabbit-Proof Fence, award-wining author Doris Pilkington traces the story of her mother, Molly, one of three young girls uprooted from their community in Southwestern Australia and taken to the Moore River Native Settlement. There, Molly and her relatives Gracie and Daisy were forbidden to speak their native language, forced to abandon their heritage, and taught to be culturally white. After regular stays in solitary confinement, the three girls planned and executed a daring escape from the grim camp. |
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... Campbell finally said to them , " Here's some- one now , see over there . " Matron Campbell ( no relation to the stewardess ) from the East Perth Girls Home- now the Jack Davis Hostel — waited quietly near the ambulance for the officers ...
... Campbell finally said to them , " Here's some- one now , see over there . " Matron Campbell ( no relation to the stewardess ) from the East Perth Girls Home- now the Jack Davis Hostel — waited quietly near the ambulance for the officers ...
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... Campbell ar- rived the next morning to pick up the four girls . Molly , Daisy and Gracie sat in the back seat while Rosie hopped in the front . They sat still and waited for Miss Campbell , and to begin their journey north . Their ...
... Campbell ar- rived the next morning to pick up the four girls . Molly , Daisy and Gracie sat in the back seat while Rosie hopped in the front . They sat still and waited for Miss Campbell , and to begin their journey north . Their ...
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... Campbell told the girls as they peered anxiously through the windows . " You'd better pull the blankets over your legs , " she said , glancing at the thunder clouds rollings over in the west . " It's going to pour down with rain soon ...
... Campbell told the girls as they peered anxiously through the windows . " You'd better pull the blankets over your legs , " she said , glancing at the thunder clouds rollings over in the west . " It's going to pour down with rain soon ...
Contents
The First Military Post | 1 |
The Swan River Colony | 8 |
The Decline of Aboriginal Society | 13 |
Copyright | |
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