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Jewish people protested alongside blacks during the Civil Rights movement. (NR, 89 min.)
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Five Howard students sat down on the gilded horses of whites-only carousel the summer of 1960. When the white community near Glen Echo Amusement Park joined the Black students en masse and set up picket lines, an unprecedented collaboration was born. The pickets attracted Nazis, Congressman, and a press avalanche. Picketing together led to partying together and union organizers mentored student activists, ultimately producing ten 1961 Freedom Riders, including Stokely Carmichael, and a Supreme Court case. With never-before seen footage, and immersive storytelling by Emmy-award winning director Ilana Trachtman, four living protesters rescue this untold story, revealing the price, and the power, of heeding the impulse to activism. Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round includes voiceover by noted actors Jeffrey Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Bob Balaban, Lee Grant, Peter Gallagher, Dominique Thorne, Alysia Reiner and Tracie Thoms. [aintnoback.com]
Director: Ilana Trachtman
Genre: Documentary
"This is cinematic power."
— Esta Rosevear, Spoiler Free Reviews
"Powerful, an absolutely fabulous story, very well told.""
— Ann Hornaday, WYPR
"A story that hasn't been told nearly enough . . . educational and inspiring."
— Patrick J. Regal, Feature Presentation
"Exemplary case of humanistic, historical storytelling and an inspiring call to action."
— Tallahassee Democrat, Tyler Blackerby
"Much to appreciate in this nuanced account of a little-known chapter of civil rights history, including a remarkable piece of color footage."
— Jewish News of Northern California
"An exemplar of Black-Jewish allyship and one in the long line of small but impactful actions that made up the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s."
— Coley Gray, Washington City Paper
"Groundbreaking film reveals the almost unknown civil rights battle to desegregate the amusement park, a full three years before the world-famous march on Washington."
— Dina Gold, The Georgetowner
"It is heart-breaking, infuriating, and inspiring. ‘Most of the people who make history are invisible,’ we are told. Thankfully, documentaries like these make them not just visible but unforgettable."
— Nell Minow, Rogerebert.com
