The Freedom Rides (Australia)
Charles Perkins and the 1965 Freedom Ride through regional NSW to expose racism and segregation.
Key Questions
- 1How did the Australian Freedom Rides mirror or differ from the US movement?
- 2What impact did the Freedom Ride have on public awareness of rural racism?
- 3How did student activism drive political change in the 1960s?
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