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Remembering the Brisbane Protests, 1965–72: The Civil Liberties Movement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

James Prentice
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Beyond just my bias as a participant, I see a need to place the understanding of the innovative and distinctive character of Brisbane protests of the late 1960s and early 1970s on solid analytical foundations. These protests remain excluded from satisfying historical debate: while acknowledged as the product of the Queensland legacy of illiberality (Lunn; Whitton; Fitzgerald 1985, 1986), their connections with broader national and international social movements are largely ignored. This essay provides important details but points to broader reflections as well in its analysis of the civil liberties movement (CLM). My discussion focuses on the period 1965–75 but places the Brisbane protests historically in the general moves for liberalisation in the aftermath of World War II

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Part 1: Reflecting on the Era
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Queensland Review , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , pp. 25 - 37
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 

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