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Harris, Charles, 1931-1993
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- Harris, Charles Enoch Edward, 1931-1993
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1931-1993
History
Charles Enoch Edward Harris was born on 8 July 1931 near Ingham, North Queensland, to Golgay Harris and Allie Harris (nee Wyle). He was an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community leader and a Uniting Church minister. He was instrumental in the creation of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC), which formed in 1985, and the UAICC's March 88 Committee, which played a key role in the 1988 March for Freedom, Justice, and Hope. He died on 7 May 1993.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised with addition of the March 88 Committee, Kymberley Bax, 22-Apr-2024. Created, Linda Justo, 15-Sep-2023.
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Blake, T (2021) 'Harris, Charles Enoch (1931–1993)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed online 15-Sep-2023.