freedom rides Flashcards
describe the freedom rides
in 1965 a group of students from the university of sydney drew national and international attention to the appaling living conditions and racism towards aboriginal people through abus journey led by charles perkins.
what is the first signifacnt location they visited
Moore
what occured in moore
Febuary 16th 1965, the students arrive in moore. They visited the local swimming pool where the manager refused to let them in, so they held up mposters and signs for 30 minutes until they were let in along with the 21 additional aboriganals who had joined the protest
what was the second signifant location they visited
walgett
what happened in walgett
in walgett on feburary 15th they protested outside the RSL club because they were refusing to let aboriginal ex-servicesmen in. After the protest their bus was ran off the orad by an unknown driver, this led to massive amounts of media attention.
describe the wav-hill walk off
In august 1966, Vincint lingiari led a walk-off of 200 aboriginal stockmen, house servents and their families from wave hill as a protest against. their work and pay conditions.
what is the significance of the wave-hill walk off
it went on for 9 years and eventually recignised the aboriginal land rights and was a significant moment for their justice and equality.
