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Charles Nelson Perkins, AO, (16 June 1936 – 19 October 2000) was an Australian activist and Aboriginal leader. He was also a professional football player.

Perkins grew up in Alice Springs.

His mother was Arrernte, and his father was Kalkadoon. He later moved to Sydney, and graduated from the University of Sydney in 1965. He was the first indigenous Australian to graduate from a university.

Perkins campaigned for Aboriginal land rights.

Charles Perkins AO (–) was an Indigenous rights campaigner and bureaucrat.

Charles Perkins AO (–) was an Indigenous rights campaigner and bureaucrat.

Archicad 21's iconic signature building is Sydney University's new Charles Perkins Centre.

Charles Nelson Perkins was born on the 16th of June, In his early life, he was a soccer star and the first aboriginal to graduate from university.

The Charles Perkins Centre is named after the University of Sydney's first-recorded Aboriginal alumnus, Charles Perkins, a visionary Australian who challenged.

At The University of Sydney's Camperdown/Darlington Campus, this education and research facility by FJMT and Building Studio is a “poetic” spatial experience.

In 1965, he was an important person in the Freedom Ride campaign, which aimed to raise public awareness of the standards of living, literacy and health conditions among the Aboriginal population. The group was famous for publicising acts of discrimination.

Perkins was also important in the campaign for the referendum in 1967, which allowed Aboriginal people to be counted in censuses, and parliament to make special laws specifically for Aboriginal people.

From 1969, Perkins worked as a public servant in the Ministry