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'On 25 January 1988, Archie Roach broke silences and unsettled history. Standing on a makeshift stage in La Perouse, Sydney—and armed with a guitar—Roach strummed one chord. And then he sang:
This story’s right, this story’s true
I would not tell lies to you
Like the promises they did not keep
And how they fenced us in like sheep.
Said to us come take our hand
Sent us off to mission land.
Taught us to read, to write and pray
Then they took the children away,
Took the children away, T
he children away.
Snatched from their mother’s breast
Said this is for the best
Took them away
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Anthony Merlino Review of Archie Roach, Tell Me Why : The Story of My Life and My Music
Australian Journal of Biography and History
Review of:
- Tell Me Why : The Story of My Life and My Music 2019 single work autobiography
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