Gwynn Oak Amusement Park

Clearly John Waters had Gwynn Oak amusement park in mind as the model for “Tilted Acres” in his 1988 movie “Hairspray,” depicting the struggle for racial equality in the Baltimore of the 1960’s through humor, song, and dance, rather than divisive polemic. The nadir of race relations was reflected in George Wallace’s gubernatorial inaugural address [...]

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