The students who organised this tour were members of the Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA) committee of Sydney University. Led by Charles Perkins and Jim Spigelman, the students wished to survey both Indigenous Australians and European Australians on their views regarding Indigenous rights, discussing such topics as education, housing and health.
You may view copies of the original questionnaires handed out to Indigenous1 and non-Indigenous2 Australians as kept on the website of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), in their Commemorating the Freedom Ride3 exhibition.
Links
- https://aiatsis.gov.au/sites/default/files/docs/collections/freedom-ride/aboriginal-quesionaire.pdf
- https://aiatsis.gov.au/sites/default/files/docs/collections/freedom-ride/european-questionaire.pdf
- https://aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/1965-freedom-ride