A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story - Hardcover

Langley, Sharon; Nathan, Amy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 141973685X ISBN 13: 9781419736858

Verlag: Abrams & Chronicle, 2020

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The true story of how a ride on a carousel made a powerful Civil Rights statement

A Ride to Remember tells how a community came together-bothblack and white-to make a change. When Sharon Langley was born in theearly 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated, and African-Americanfamilies were not allowed entry. This book reveals how in the summer of1963, due to demonstrations and public protests, the Gwynn Oak AmusementPark in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the firsttime. Co-author Sharon Langley was the first African-American child toride the carousel. This was on the same day of Martin Luther King Jr.'sMarch on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Langley's ride to rememberdemonstrated the possibilities of King's dream. This book includesphotos of Sharon on the carousel, authors' notes, a timeline, and abibliography.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Sharon Langley became known around the country in 1963 as the first African American to ride the carousel at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park. She lives in Los Angeles.

Amy Nathan is an award-winning author. Her books include Round and Round Together, Together, and Meet the Dancers. Her awards and honors include a Clarion Award and a Washington Post Book of the Week. She lives in Westchester County, New York.

Floyd Cooper has received a Coretta Scott King Award and three Coretta Scott King Honors for his illustrations. Mr. Cooper received a degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma. His books include Max and the Tag-Along Moon, Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, and Jump!: From the Life of Michael Jordan. He lives in Easton, Pennsylvania, with his wife and children.

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The true story of how a ride on a carousel 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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Abrams & Chronicle
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 141973685X
• ISBN 13: 9781419736858
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Cooper Floyd
• Anzahl der Seiten: 40
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: WordUnited GmbH; distribution@wordunited.com; ; Theodorstrasse 105; DUSSELDORF; 40472; Deutschland