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Freedom ride : a freedom rider remembers / Ann Curthoys.
LIBRA GN666 .C87 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Curthoys, Ann.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Curthoys, Ann--Travel--Australia--New South Wales.
- Curthoys, Ann.
- Travel.
- Aboriginal Australians.
- Social conditions.
- Civil rights movements.
- History.
- New South Wales.
- Civil rights movements--Australia--New South Wales--History--20th century.
- Aboriginal Australians--Australia--New South Wales--Social conditions--20th century.
- Aboriginal Australians--Civil rights.
- New South Wales--Description and travel.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 329 pages : illustrations, 1 map, portraits ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2002.
- Summary:
- Written by one of the passengers, this book recounts the story of Australia's historic Freedom Ride--the 1965 bus journey of 29 Sydney University students to fight racism. First-person accounts from fellow riders illustrate the challenges along the ride, including confrontations, intense street debates, and physical violence. Included are interviews from local residents, both black and white, who met the bus and struggled with the consequences. Pages from the author's diary are included.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1864489227
- OCLC:
- 51068399
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