The Jewish Film Festival Presents: “Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round”
Panel discussion: 6:00-6:45 p.m. | Film Screening: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
The Filson is proud to sponsor a screening of this incredibly well-researched and pertinent documentary highlighting the struggle to desegregate Glen Echo Amusement Park amusement park and the bonds forged through advocacy and allyship between the Jewish and African American communities. Venture back to 1960 when a group of Howard University students staged a sit-in that sparked a series of events that galvanized populations and pushed a community to the brink.
Join us prior to the film screening for an insightful panel of Louisvillians discussion the similarities from our documentary and Louisville’s own Fontaine Ferry Park. Local Civil Rights activists will be joined by our expert facilitator to set the stage of events in Louisville as we consider relevant and contemporary parallels.
