The Aborigines Protection Act 1909, which was formed during the first half of the 20th century, gave the government the authority to forcibly remove mixed-race children from their homes. Although Aboriginal people had different skin colours, lifestyles, and cultural practices compared to the Europeans, they were still human. The Europeans refused to accept this fact. There were numerous laws relating to Aboriginal people that displayed the racism from the Europeans. They made an effort to defend their racism by claiming that it was in their best interests and that they were protecting them. The Aborigines Protection Act of 1909 had numerous negative effects on the Aboriginal people. Some of them still affect them now, such as the trauma and long-term effects.
The Aborigines Protection Act of 1909 should never have managed to pass because it was entirely based on racism and violated human rights. Europeans were extremely judgemental and racist. They believed that the Aboriginal culture, and lifestyle were not 'normal'. Because Aboriginals had darker skin, Europeans thought they were not 'human' enough. As a result, they assumed they needed to be stopped and protected from themselves. This is why the Aborigines
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Because it was official policy and a legal act at the time, A.O Neville wasn't technically doing anything 'wrong' or breaking the law. However, people have realised and concluded that what A.O Neville did was purely racist. The excuse for A.O Neville's racism was that he was protecting and doing what was best for Aboriginals but taking them away from their families was not protecting nor doing what was best for them. In fact, removing them from their families had the opposite effect of providing them with ‘benefits’. Some of these, such as trauma, they still face