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Ain’t No Back to A Merry-Go-Round: Screening & Conversation with Filmmaker Ilana Trachtman and Rev. Adriene Thorne

Sunday, May 11
4:00–6:00 p.m.
The Riverside Church | 9T
490 Riverside Drive
New York, NY

Join The Riverside Church, 91¿ì²¥, Union Theological Seminary, The Episcopal Diocese of NY, and The Interfaith Center of NY for ascreening ofAin’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round,immediately followed by alive conversationbetweenIlana Trachtman(´Ú¾±±ô³¾³¾²¹°ì±ð°ù),ÌýRev. Adriene Thorne(Senior Minister of The Riverside Church), andDr. Judith Willner(Retired Faculty, Coppin State University).

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This event is presented free of charge. Registration is required.

About the Film

Ain’t No Back to A Merry-Go-Round is the compelling, untold story of the first organized interracial civil rights protest in U.S. history, sparked by five Howard University students sitting on a Maryland carousel in 1960. The arrests of the Howard University students set off a chain of partnerships and protests involving Jewish neighbor allies, Nazis, congressional leaders, union organizers, and a young Stokely Carmichael. The legal challenge to their arrest went all the way to the Supreme Court. Ain’t No Back to A Merry-Go-Round is a rich film that includes never-before seen footage and as well as accounts from four living protesters. This is a poignant and timely film that is educational and inspiring for this current moment in time.

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