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Why Did The Freedom Ride Change Australia

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After 1788 Aboriginals became outcasts to their own lands. The European settlers tried to change and destroy Indigenous ways of life, however they did not succeed. Aboriginals survived and tried to fight back for their rights to their land. There are many stories in this long fight for justice. Charles Perkins and the Freedom Ride is one of the most famous stories in Australia’s history. The Freedom Ride was a turning point for Indigenous Australians. This is the story of the people, the ideas and the events of the Freedom Ride, and how it changed Australia forever.
The Freedom Ride began on the 12th of February 1965, where a group of 29 students boarded a bus outside the University of New South Wales. The students on the Freedom Ride aimed
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