A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story - Hardcover

Langley, Sharon; Nathan, Amy

 
9781419736858: A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 141973685X ISBN 13: 9781419736858
Verlag: Abrams & Chronicle, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

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 won the Coretta Scott King Award and Honor multiple times. He was twice nominated for the NAACP Image Award and has received numerous other awards, including the Bank Street College Book of the Year Honor. 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.
 


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 won the Coretta Scott King Award and Honor multiple times. He was twice nominated for the NAACP Image Award and has received numerous other awards, including the Bank Street College Book of the Year Honor. 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.


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 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 won the Coretta Scott King Award and Honor multiple times. He was twice nominated for the NAACP Image Award and has received numerous other awards including the Bank Street College Book of the Year Honor. He lives in Easton, Pennsylvania.
 

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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.

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Verlag
Abrams & Chronicle
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
141973685X
ISBN 13 
9781419736858
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Zeichner
Cooper Floyd
Anzahl der Seiten
40
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