Brydon Coverdale on Instagram: "Feb 12, 1965: It was on this day 61 years ago that the Freedom Ride led by Charles Perkins set out from Sydney to visit regional New South Wales, highlighting the appalling living conditions of Aboriginal people and the racism they experienced in country towns. They found segregation in towns such as Walgett and Moree, where Aboriginal people were banned from venues such as the Walgett RSL and the Moree swimming pool. The Freedom Riders shone a light on this discr
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Brydon Coverdale on Instagram: "Feb 12, 1965: It was on this day 61 years ago that the Freedom Ride led by Charles Perkins set out from Sydney to visit regional New South Wales, highlighting the appalling living conditions of Aboriginal people and the racism they experienced in country towns. They found segregation in towns such as Walgett and Moree, where Aboriginal people were banned from venues such as the Walgett RSL and the Moree swimming pool. The Freedom Riders shone a light on this discr
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