In 1960, a group of five students from Howard University sat on a segregated carousel in Maryland, leading to their arrests and national headlines. This sparked a historic protest when the predominantly Jewish community surrounding Glen Echo Amusement Park joined the Black students in peaceful demonstrations, marking the first organized interracial civil rights protest in the United States.
Aint No Back to a Merry-Go-Round
A group of five Howard University students made headlines in 1960 when they sat together on a Maryland carousel, leading to their arrests. This courageous act sparked a wave of civil rights protests in the area, with support from the local Jewish community near Glen Echo Amusement Park.
