A Bastard Like Me by Charles Perkins

Charles Nelson Perkins (1936-2000), professional soccer player, Aboriginal activist, and the first Indigenous person to become a permanent head of an Australian federal government department.

Just about everyone in Australia knows who Charles Perkins is. And just about everyone has an attitude toward him. Many are influenced by brief glimpses of his life, his opinions, his stance on particular issues. But whether you are sympathetic to him or not, he remains a significant and controversial figure, more complex than generally recognized. His story is complex too: urgent and compelling, warm and humorous, angry and bitter, thoughtful and serious. Its worth reading before you make a final judgement about the man. Its worth reading for a real understanding of the problems of the Aboriginal people – the first Australians.–Back cover.