Author, historian, and filmmaker Santilla Chingaipe discusses her new book 'Black Convicts: How Slavery Shaped Australia' at an exclusive book launch at Sovereign Hill's Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections. Drawing on her research, Santilla will explore stories connected to the goldfields, democracy, and the Eureka Rebellion offering a fresh understanding of this fatal shore, and show how empire, slavery, race and memory have shaped who we are. The Gold Rush Centre is home to an amazing collection that brings together 150,000 objects that tell the stories of this region, its many diverse people, practices and ideas It’s a place for new ideas and for discovery. Through unique programs and experiences, the Gold Rush Centre presents stories and objects that connect you to our history, heritage, and culture.