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The 50th Anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Ride, from Sydney to outback NSW. Original Freedom Riders, get the chance to reflect on how far Australia has come in fifty years.

It was a day of songs and gratitude to the original Freedom Riders who 50 years ago hopped on a bus heading for Aboriginal equality.

On Wednesday afternoon buses containing 28 of the next generation of freedom riders and about a dozen of the original riders from 1965 arrived in Dubbo to chants of "freedom" .

It was the first stop in a four-day re-enactment to mark the 50th anniversary of the ride that was led by Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins and Bill Ford, who had been inspired by the American freedom riders.

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Freedom ride: day of song and gratitude 50 years after original ride