He filmed much of the action during the journey but this was not broadcast until 1978.
Jim Spigelman joined the Freedom Ride as an arts student. Perkins passed away in 2000 and is referred to by his mourning name, Kumantjayi Perkins. He became a leader at the national level for Indigenous Australians. Perkins was one of the first Indigenous Australians to graduate from tertiary education and went on to be appointed the head of the government’s Department of Aboriginal Affairs in 1984. (NITV) Who were the Freedom Riders?Īrrernte Alice Springs man Charles Perkins led the 1965 Freedom Ride. The bus that is retracing the journey of the 1965 Freedom Riders departs the University of Sydney this morning.
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