A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story

Langley, Sharon,Nathan, Amy

ISBN 10: 141973685X / ISBN 13: 9781419736858

Published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 141973685X
• ISBN 13: 9781419736858
• Binding: hardcover
• Illustrator: Cooper, Floyd
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

From Sharon Langley, award-winning author Amy Nathan, and award-winning illustrator Floyd Cooper, a picture book telling 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.

Coauthor 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.

About the Author

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.