{"product_id":"a-ride-to-remember-a-civil-rights-story-9781419736858","title":"A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Ride to Remember\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon Langley\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Nathan\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author. Her books include \u003ci\u003eRound and Round Together, Together\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMeet the Dancers\u003c\/i\u003e. Her awards and honors include a Clarion Award and a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Week. She lives in Westchester County, New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFloyd Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMax and the Tag-Along Moon, Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJump!: From the Life of Michael Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Easton, Pennsylvania. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726566166802,"sku":"9781419736858","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a90c8c6f-3508-4e04-9f09-e78cce80ddf1.jpg?v=1734875183","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-ride-to-remember-a-civil-rights-story-9781419736858","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}