Civil rights -- Australia

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"There are often too many people to thank with a lengthy writing project; this one is no exception. Here I note some of those that have made the research possible. Apologies to those I have forgotten. The book began with a research project funded by the Australian Research Counc…

"One warm midnight in 1965, 29 students from Sydney University set out on a road trip through north western New South Wales. Ann Curthoys 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 …

In 1965, 29 students from Sydney University set out on a road trip through northwestern NSW, to challenge the ingrained discrimination and racism that was a largely unacknowledged feature of NSW country towns. The trip was marked by confrontation, intense street debates, some ph…