A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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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.
Autoren-Porträt von Sharon Langley, Amy Nathan
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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- Autoren: Sharon Langley , Amy Nathan
- Altersempfehlung: 3 - 6 Jahre
- 2020, 40 Seiten, Maße: 28,7 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Illustration:Cooper, Floyd
- Verlag: Abrams Books for Young Readers
- ISBN-10: 141973685X
- ISBN-13: 9781419736858
Sprache:
Englisch
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