A ride to remember, a merry-go-round and its civil rights story, Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan
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A ride to remember, a merry-go-round and its civil rights story, Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan
Language
eng
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A ride to remember
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan
Sub title
a merry-go-round and its civil rights story
Summary
The true story of how a 1963 ride on a carousel in Maryland made a powerful Civil Rights statement. A Ride to Remember tells how a community came together-both black and white-to make a change. When Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated, and African-American families were not allowed entry. This book reveals how in the summer of 1963, due to demonstrations and public protests, the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Co-author Sharon Langley was the first African-American child to ride the carousel. This was on the same day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Langley's ride to remember demonstrated the possibilities of King's dream. This book includes photos of Sharon on the carousel, authors' notes, a timeline, and a bibliography. "Delivers a beautiful and tender message about equality from the very first page." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "Cooper's richly textured illustrations evoke sepia photographs' dreamlike combination of distance and immediacy, complementing the aura of reminiscence that permeates Langley and Nathan's narrative." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "A solid addition to U.S. history collections for its subject matter and its first-person historical narrative." -School Library Journal
Target audience
juvenile
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- African Americans + Civil rights -- Maryland -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Amusement parks -- Maryland -- Woodlawn -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- African American girls -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Maryland -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- Merry-go-round -- Juvenile literature
- Gwynn Oak (Baltimore, Md.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements -- Maryland -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Gwynn Oak Park (Woodlawn, Md.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
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- Subject9
- African Americans + Civil rights -- Maryland -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Amusement parks -- Maryland -- Woodlawn -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- African American girls -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Maryland -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- Merry-go-round -- Juvenile literature
- Gwynn Oak (Baltimore, Md.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- Civil rights movements -- Maryland -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Gwynn Oak Park (Woodlawn, Md.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
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- Author1