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Ann Curthoys

Freedom Ride

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One warm midnight in 1965, 29 students from Sydney University set out on a road trip through north western New South Wales. Ann Curthoys, the author of this book, was one of the passengers.This was no ordinary trip and it became known as the 'Freedom Ride'. Its purpose was to challenge the ingrained discrimination and racism that was a largely unacknowledged feature of NSW country towns.The trip was marked by repeated confrontation, intense street debates, some physical violence, much courage from the local Aboriginal people, and growing media coverage. By its end, the students' leader, Charles Perkins, was recognised around the country as a… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-74115-057-5
  • EAN: 9781741150575
  • Produktnummer: 15867437
  • Verlag: Allen & Unwin
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
  • Seitenangabe: 352 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 6'201 KB

Über den Autor


Ann Curthoys' commitment to Aboriginal rights was developed on the Freedom Ride and has stayed with her ever since. She has written on many aspects of Australian history, including Aboriginal policy, immigration, feminism, journalism, television, and the Cold War. For many years she taught at the University of Technology, Sydney, before joining the ANU, where she now teaches courses on Australian history, historical writing, and world history.

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