Jack Patten

Jack Patten
Patten (standing) with William Cooper at the Day of Mourning in 1938
Born
John Thomas Patten

(1905-03-27)27 March 1905
Cummeragunja Aboriginal Reserve, New South Wales
Died12 October 1957(1957-10-12) (aged 52)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Resting placeFawkner, Victoria
NationalityAustralian

John Thomas Patten (27 March 1905 – 12 October 1957) was an Aboriginal Australian civil rights activist and journalist. He was a co-founder of the Aborigines Progressive Association and led some of the first organised Aboriginal protests, including the Day of Mourning in 1938 and the Cummeragunja walk-off of 1939. He was also the founding editor of the short-lived Australian Abo Call, the first newspaper specifically for Aboriginal Australians.

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