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A ride to remember : a civil rights story

Title
A ride to remember : a civil rights story / by Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
Author
Langley, Sharon, 1963-
Publication
  • New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020.
  • ©2020

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Additional Authors
  • Nathan, Amy
  • Cooper, Floyd
  • Schomburg Children's Collection.
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 29 cm
Summary
"When Sharon Langley was born, amusement parks were segregated, and African American families were not allowed in. This picture book tells how a community came together--both black and white--to make a change. In the summer of 1963, because of demonstrations and public protests the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Sharon and her parents were the first African American family to walk into the park, and Sharon was the first African American child to ride the merry-go-round. This was on the same day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Sharon's ride to remember demonstrated the possibilities of King's dream ... The carousel, fully functional, now resides on the National Mall, near the Air and Space Museum."--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Langley, Sharon, 1963- > Juvenile literature
  • 1900-1999
  • African American girls > Maryland > Baltimore > Biography > Juvenile literature
  • Merry-go-round > Juvenile literature
  • African Americans > Civil rights > Maryland > Biography > Juvenile literature
  • Amusement parks > Maryland > Woodlawn > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature
  • African Americans > Civil rights > History > Maryland > 20th century > Juvenile literature
  • Civil rights movements > Maryland > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature
  • African American girls
  • African Americans > Civil rights
  • Amusement parks
  • Civil rights movements
  • Merry-go-round
  • Race relations
  • Gwynn Oak Park (Woodlawn, Md.) > History > Juvenile literature
  • Gwynn Oak (Baltimore, Md.) > Race relations > Juvenile literature
  • Maryland > Race relations > Juvenile literature
  • Maryland
  • Maryland > Baltimore
  • Maryland > Woodlawn
  • Maryland > Woodlawn > Gwynn Oak Park
Genre/Form
  • Picture books.
  • Informational works.
  • Autobiographies.
  • Biographies.
  • History.
  • Juvenile works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Call Number
Sc+ F 20-115
ISBN
  • 9781419736858
  • 141973685X
LCCN
2018047317
OCLC
1065548749
Author
Langley, Sharon, 1963- author.
Title
A ride to remember : a civil rights story / by Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
Publisher
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Local Subject
Black author.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Added Author
Schomburg Children's Collection.
Nathan, Amy, author.
Cooper, Floyd, illustrator.
Research Call Number
Sc+ F 20-115
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