Glen Echo Park: Protest Years 1960

On June 30, 1960, local university students and citizens began a sit-in confrontation and picket line to challenge the park's long-standing segregation policies. Their efforts succeeded in 1961 when the park's private owner, Rekab, Inc., finally opened the doors to all races. The demonstrators included national figures, local residents, and student activists. Among them was Gwendolyn Britt, then an 18-year-old Howard University student who later became a Maryland state senator.

Glen Echo, Maryland · United States