Freedom Ride protest remembered six decades on

Eileen Perkins says the plaque makes her think of her husband's challenges and those who helped him. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Almost 60 years ago, a group of Sydney University students set off on a trip across regional NSW in a hired bus.

Led by Indigenous activist Charles Perkins, their aim was to shine a light on racial injustice across the state.