The Supreme Court segregated restrooms, restaurants and waiting rooms
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Where was Charles Perkins born and in what year?
He was born in Alice Springs in 1936
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What happened to Jim Zwerg?
He was the victim of an ambush attack
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what country did freedom rides take place in?
USA
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What was Charles Perkins the leading activist of?
During his time Charles Perkins, as the leading activists of the Aboriginal anti-discrimination movements,
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who were the Freedom Rides organised by?
James Farmer organised them
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Where were the group of students from?
Sydney University
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What happened when white riders tried to enter black facilities, and blacks tried to enter white facilities?
Local Police officers ordered them out and arrested them if they refused to leave
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What is the freedom rides ?
Freedom rides in the USA are a series of political protests against segregation by the blacks and whites
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Perkins was awarded Jaycees Young Man of the Year in 1966
Perkins was awarded Jaycees Young Man of the Year in 1966
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What does CORE stand for?
CORE stands for Congress of Racial Equality
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What was the purpose of the Freedom Rides?
The aim was to better the rights of Aboriginal people in country towns of New South Wales
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What occurred on November 1st, 1961?
A new stronger ruling against banning segregated facilities came into effect.
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what does CORE stand for?
Congress of Racial Equality)
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what year did the first freedom rides leave washington dc?
The first Freedom Ride left Washington D.C. on May 4, 1961
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Why were the Freedom Rides launched?
It was launched to draw attention to the lack of enforcement in pass civil rights court decisions
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Where did they get their idea from?
Martin Luther King's Non violent movement
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What does Charles Perkins say his purpose was?
To help aboriginal people realise they don't need to be second class citizens and to not except being treated badly
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what did the CORE believe in?
what did the CORE believe in?They believed that anyone who thinks that’ all people are created equal’ is eligible to join.
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What racial group was discriminated against in australia?
aboriginies
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What happened on May 14th, 1961?
A Greyhound bus with freedom riders was forced off the road by a white mob who stoned and firebombed the bus
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What were Aboriginals refused?
They were frequently refused service in shops and drinks in hotels and pubs
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Why were the Freedom Rides successful?
It was successful because it highlighted the problems Aboriginal people were facing.
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who were the australian freedom rides inspired by
The Australian Freedom riders were inspired by the American Civil Rights Movement, students from a Sydney University formed a group called Sydney Action for Aboriginals led by Charles Perkins among others
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who organised some of the protests ?
Some of the protest were organised by CORE as well Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC).