Ilana Trachtman’s documentary shows the ripple effects of the summer-long protest at Glen Echo Amusement Park.

The site became increasingly popular - and saw a high tide of people visiting to enjoy the popular rides throughout the '70s, '80s ... the park's once-loved rides including merry-go-round ...

At first glance, the documentary Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round seems like a familiar story ... the integration of the Glen Echo Amusement Park in suburban Maryland. Director Ilana Trachtman ...

and the Merry-Go-Round also drew a lot of attention. The braver visitors never missed the Thunderbolt, the park’s roller coaster. Read more about Willow Grove Amusement Park’s 80 years of ...

"Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round" drops viewers into the summer of 1960, when an interracial coalition of activists protested Glen Echo Amusement Park's segregationist policies. The campaign ...

“Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round” (2024) transports audiences back to the 1960s, flying them through Maryland’s colorful and exciting Glen Echo Amusement Park, which sits right outside ...

Trachtman, who grew up near the national park that was built on Glen Echo’s ruins (little more than the carousel remains), opens “Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round” with tantalizing ...