Reflecting on the Freedom Ride’s legacy, 60 years on
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Reflecting on the Freedom Ride’s legacy, 60 years on
IN 1965 a bus filled with students arrived at the University of Sydney. They were returning from a two-week journey through regional NSW, drawing attention to racism in towns where Aboriginal people were barred from swimming pools, cinemas, pubs and RSL clubs. Inspired by the civil rights movement in the United States, the Freedom Ride was led by activist Charles Perkins. Gary Williams started at the University of Sydney in 1963, alongside Mr Pe…
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