Our African Roots: Australia UncoveredMarch 1, 2025

At a time when African Australians are increasingly made to feel that they don’t belong in this country, journalist and author Santilla Chingaipe unearths Australia’s forgotten African history and reveals the central role people of African ancestry have played in events that shaped our nation - from the First Fleet to the Eureka Rebellion and beyond. An act of historical truth-telling, Our African Roots interrogates the myths of Australia’s white foundation narratives, colours in our nation’s history, and reveals modern Australia’s origin story to be a complex, multicultural and multiracial affair.

Our African Roots: Australia Uncovered was broadcast on SBS ONE at Saturday 1 March 2025, 17:20. This episode was initially placed on Tuesday 29 October 2024.