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Gilbert, Kevin, 1933-1993
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Poet, playwright, artist and Aboriginal rights activist. While imprisoned for his wife's murder (1959-71) he began writing and producing linocuts. He was instrumental in establishing the Aboriginal tent embassy in Canberra in 1972. His publications include the play "The Cherry pickers"; the volumes of poetry "End of dreamtime" (1971), "People are legends" (1978) and "The Blackside" (1990); the political tract "Because a white man'll never do it (1973); and a collection of interviews with Aborigi...