Sixty years ago, on July 4, 1963, demonstrators and activists from Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and Maryland gathered to protest racial segregation at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, barring Black families from enjoying the historic amusement park’s roller coasters and rides. The demonstrations lasted three days, from July 4-7, and resulted in nearly 400 arrests. On August 28, 1963, two months following these demonstrations and after decades of protests, the park finally announced they would allow African American patrons. Take time this month to remember the brave individuals who fought for civil rights in Maryland in our exhibition, “Passion and Purpose: Voices of Maryland’s Civil Rights Activists,” featuring first-hand accounts from our state’s fight for equality. #Maryland #History #Culture #GwynnOakPark #PassionandPurpose (Photograph of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park protestors on bus. Richard Childress Photograph Collection. 1963. Maryland Center for History and Culture. H. Furlong ...