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LocationOakland
Call NoE BIOGRAPHY LANGLEY
TitleA ride to remember : a Civil Rights story / by Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
AuthorLangley, Sharon, 1963- author.
Barcode529199
CollectionEasy Biography
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 carrousel, fully functional, now resides on the National Mall, near the Air and Space Museum."--Provided by publisher.

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LocationStatusBarcodeCall NoCollectionShelf LocCirc Status
Oakland 529199E BIOGRAPHY LANGLEYEasy BiographyNew ShelfAvailable

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781419736858 (hardcover with jacket)
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 305.8009752/710904 23
Personal Name Langley, Sharon, 1963- author.
Title Statement A ride to remember : a Civil Rights story / by Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2020]
Physical Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; Hardcover 29 cm
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Summary, Etc. "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 carrousel, fully functional, now resides on the National Mall, near the Air and Space Museum."--Provided by publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term African Americans Civil rights Maryland Biography Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term African Americans Civil rights Maryland History 20th century Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Civil rights movements Maryland History 20th century Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term African American girls Maryland Baltimore Biography Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Merry-go-round Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Amusement parks Maryland Woodlawn History 20th century Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Maryland Race relations Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Gwynn Oak Park (Woodlawn, Md.) History Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term Gwynn Oak (Baltimore, Md.) Race relations Juvenile literature.
Added Entry, Personal Name Nathan, Amy, author.
Added Entry, Personal Name Cooper, Floyd, illustrator.