19 July 2008
Freedom Ride
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In the summer of 1965, a group of Sydney University students led by a young Charles Perkins boarded a bus bound for far north western New South Wales. Their task? To draw national attention to the deeply entrenched racism and segregation that existed in towns like Moree and Walgett. ABC journalist John Cassidy joined the freedom riders as a reporter, embedded with them on the bus. He produced a fly-on-the-wall documentary which, at the time, the ABC declined to broadcast.
Produced by John Cassidy
Presenter
Daniel Browning
Producer
John Cassidy
