William Cooper and Australian Aborigines protest Holocaust
Miller, Barbara
"The Nazis shatter glass and shatter the lives of European Jews at Kristallnacht, the start of the Holocaust. An Australian Aboriginal, William Cooper, leads the campaign for civil rights for his people who are dying of poverty and mistreatment around him. 1938; two worlds, far apart. Cut to the core after Kristallnacht, can he do anything to stop it? Described as Australia’s Martin Luther King, Cooper leads the Australian Aborigines’ League on a protest to the German Consulate in Melbourne. Would the Third Reich pour out its wrath on them? Would they make a difference? A Chair of Resistance to the Holocaust was named in honour of Cooper at Yad Vashem. His grandson, Alf Turner, becomes passionate about fulfilling his grandfather’s unfinished business and taking the protest to Berlin itself. How will he be received? This true story will inspire you to stand up and be counted and to make a difference".
2020-1608
Miller, Barbara
Cairns, Queensland
Barbara Miller Books
2020
xiv, 329 pages
illustrations, documents, facsimiles, portraits
William Cooper gentle warrior series
English
9780648472247
Dedication in the 1st copy
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-312)
14066581
Human Rights
Refugees, Jewish -- in Australia and in New Zealand