Divergent Paths of Racial Justice: A Comparative Analysis of Indigenous Rights in Australia and Civil Rights in the United States

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Brief Overview

Comparing the US and Australia, this paper explains why racial justice movements diverged. It argues that distinct colonial logics—labor exploitation versus land dispossession—shaped the US focus on civil rights and Australian focus on land rights.

Author

• Zihao Shen, University of New South Wales