Episode 1588
The Fight to Desegregate an Amusement Park in the Summer of 1960
A new documentary tells the story of an early Civil Rights Movement to desegregate an amusement park in the suburbs of D.C.
September 16, 202524m 30s
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Show Notes
A new documentary tells the story of an early Civil Rights Movement involving radical Black students, leftist white suburbanites, and a carousel. Emmy-award winning director Ilana Trachtman joins us to discuss her film, "Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round" which opens at IFC Center this Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Topics
carouseldocumentaryactivismsocial_justiceifc_centerfilmprotesthistoryilana_trachtmanradical_black_studentscivil_rightsracismleftist_suburbanites