A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781419736858)

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.

Author: Sharon Langley, Amy Nathan
ISBN-10: 141973685X
ISBN-13: 9781419736858
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2020
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.30w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509100 / Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2019 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly 11/18/2019
School Library Journal 12/01/2019 pg. 98
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2019 pg. 192
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory