Hall Greenland Visits The Fort

The Freedom Riders Lecture – Hall Greenland

We thank Hall Greenland, Fortian class of 1961, who gave up his time to visit Fort Street High and give us a lecture on his experience with the Freedom Riders and what they stood for. As a young university student, Mr Greenland participated in the strictly peaceful protest of the Freedom Riders in 1965 which drove around regional towns in NSW to protest against racial discrimination and segregation. Mr Greenland provided us with personal anecdotes of his experiences on the Freedom Riders bus (primarily consisting of white university students), and the history behind their journey. The speech was intriguing and very engaging as Mr Greenland provided us with more insight into the Freedom Riders and gave us an element of surprise.

We hope Mr Greenland will revisit Fort Street soon!

Darwin Chan, Year 10