Australian Freedom Rides

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
protest
gptkbp:commemoratedBy documentaries
museum exhibitions
anniversary events
gptkbp:date 1965
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Australian Freedom Rides
gptkbp:impact contributed to 1967 referendum
raised public awareness of Aboriginal rights
gptkbp:inspiredBy American Freedom Rides
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Charles_Perkins
gptkbp:legacy influenced Indigenous rights movement in Australia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation
gptkb:Sydney_Morning_Herald
gptkbp:notableEvent Bowraville cinema protest
Moree swimming pool protest
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Student_Action_for_Aborigines
gptkbp:participants university students
Aboriginal activists
gptkbp:purpose highlight discrimination against Aboriginal Australians
draw attention to poor living conditions of Aboriginal people
gptkbp:route Sydney to rural New South Wales
gptkbp:tookPlaceIn gptkb:Australia
gptkb:New_South_Wales
rural towns
gptkbp:vehicleType gptkb:bus
gptkbp:visitedCity gptkb:Kempsey
gptkb:Moree
gptkb:Narrabri
gptkb:Walgett
gptkb:Dubbo
gptkb:Lismore
gptkb:Armidale
gptkb:Bowraville
Grafton
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1965_Freedom_Ride
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7