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Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round

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Five Black students rode a segregated carousel in 1960, igniting one of the earliest organized interracial civil rights protest in US history. AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND is the untold story of the Jews they marched with, Nazis they provoked, Congressmen they inspired, and Civil Rights leaders they became.

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Ann Hornaday Washington Post May 2, 2025
3/4
An illuminating chronicle of a germinal moment in civil rights history. Go to Full Review Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Feb 12, 2026
A well-put-together telling of a rather obscure story from the civil rights era, Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Sep 15, 2025
An illuminating, well-edited and engrossing documentary. Go to Full Review Coley Gray Washington City Paper Sep 18, 2024
Ilana Trachtman's recently released documentary on the Glen Echo desegregation protests takes an edifying turn through an underappreciated local episode in the movement's history. Go to Full Review Karren LaLonde Alenier culturevulture.net Jun 24, 2024
Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round is a film that informs with entertaining creativity. Go to Full Review Richard Schertzer Battle Royale With Cheese May 25, 2024
This film proves to be an endearing foray into the racial disparities of the 1960s and gives you a beautiful, yet dark, glimpse into what that time was like for people of color. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Ilana Trachtman

Director

Jeffrey Wright

The Black Press

Mandy Patinkin

The White Press

Bob Balaban

Letter to the Editor

Peter Gallagher

Letter to the Editor

Alysia Reiner

Letter to the Editor

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Synopsis Five Black students rode a segregated carousel in 1960, igniting one of the earliest organized interracial civil rights protest in US history. AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND is the untold story of the Jews they marched with, Nazis they provoked, Congressmen they inspired, and Civil Rights leaders they became.
Director
Ilana Trachtman
Producer
Ilana Trachtman
Production Co
Ruby Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 29m
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