Nicky Winmar after the unveiling of the Nicky Winmar statue at Optus Stadium on 6 July 2019 in Perth, Australia

On 17 April 1993, Aboriginal Australian Football League (AFL) player Nicky Winmar stood defiantly in front of opposition spectators who had been hurling racial abuse at him. He lifted his jersey and pointed at his skin, shouting ‘I’m black and I’m proud to be black’. Winmar’s stand was captured in iconic photographs. In 2019, this statue of Winmar’s stand was unveiled at Optus Stadium in Perth.