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Philly director's documentary on 1960 fight to desegregate amusement park has two local screenings this month
Glen Echo Park hadn't been an amusement park since 1968, but it had transitioned into a cultural destination for families in ...
Atlanta Voice5d
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival to premiere “Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round” documenting desegregation of D.C. amusement park
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival will kick off with the documentary "Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round," documenting the fight to ...
WPHL Philadelphia on MSN8d
Local filmmaker on first organized interracial civil rights protest
Round” tells the historic story of the first organized interracial civil rights protest in U.S. history, highlighting the ...
The Forward19d
In this civil rights protest, Jews both fought and defended segregation
The documentary focuses on the 1960 alliance between Howard University students and Jewish community members fighting for the integration of the Glen Echo Amusement Park in suburban Maryland.
KPBS15d
3 powerful documentaries to see at the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival
San Diego International Jewish Film Festival started Monday night. Screenings run through Feb. 8, and continues virtually ...
The Times of Israel29d
Film charts lasting impact of rollercoaster Black-Jewish protest of segregated park
NEW YORK — Growing up in suburban Maryland, film director Ilana Trachtman was transfixed by the remains of a disused amusement park near her home. The Glen Echo Amusement Park had roller coaster ...
The Jewish Exponent26d
Jewish Philly Filmmaker to Show Documentary on Black and Jewish Relations at the Weitzman
The documentary tells the story of the 1960 protest held at Glen Echo Amusement Park outside of Washington, D.C., which was an important milestone in the fight for equality. The peaceful demonstration ...