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Ain’t No Back on a Merry Go Round

Sat, Oct 19

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Tallahassee

Ain’t No Back on a Merry Go Round is the forgotten story of how those three events shook metropolitan Washington, in the summer of 1960

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Ain’t No Back on a Merry Go Round
Ain’t No Back on a Merry Go Round

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Oct 19, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Tallahassee, 200 S Duval St, Tallahassee, FL 32301, USA

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The Tallahassee Jewish Federation is pleased to announce our latest film in the 2024 Jewish film series Ain’t No Back on a Merry Go Round scheduled for Saturday, October 19 and Sunday October 20 at the Challenger IMAX.

For almost 60 years, Glen Echo Amusement Park was the wholesome, beloved playground of white metropolitan Washington. Every summer, tens of thousands enjoyed its Crystal Pool, wooden rollercoaster, Spanish Ballroom, and Tunnel of Love. But the Black children living nearby could only gawk from the road.  In June of 1960, three shocking, unprecedented events happened at “idyllic” Glen Echo Amusement Park:  Howard University students arrived at the Park and sat down on the carousel.  White, middle-aged neighbors, largely Jewish, joined the protests and the American Nazi party showed up.   Ain’t No Back on a Merry Go Round is the forgotten story of how those three events shook metropolitan Washington, forced sides, changed…

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