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[mjvollet]

Joyland Park

Using Savini’s “Looking for Trouble” method after looking at Joyland Park..

I noticed that this was the largest amusement park for decades in Fayette County. From the description of the park, they seemed to have every activity imaginable. I also noticed that the original owners of Joyland Park made it a segregated park.

The problem I immediately noticed was the segregation of African Americans and white people at the park. African Americans could only come to the park in reserved spots on reserved days. White children could go anywhere in the park and could receive free swimming lessons at the pool in the park.

Will the segregation of African Americans and white people at Joyland Park cause it to close? If not back then, now? Was it the owners decision to enforce the racial separation?

After exploring Joyland Park on the KY History app, I looked up articles about Joyland Park. I found that it’s hard to find articles that don’t talk about  the segregation of the amusement park in the 1930s. Joyland Park avoiding being left with a negative connotation is what I found at stake.