Episode of Series “Blood brothers”.
Charles Perkins grew up in Alice Springs in a time when racial segregation was the rule. Sent away to Adelaide for an education he became increasingly aware of the injustices perpetrated against Australian First Nations peoples. In 1965 he instigated the “Freedom ride” - a busload of concerned people, mostly students - who visited outback Australia, notably Walgett and Moree, to escalate the level of public awareness of racial intolerance in Australia. This video documents that journey and talks to those who took part.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
304171
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Race discrimination - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Moree (N.S.W.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Walgett (N.S.W.)
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan