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A RIDE TO REMEMBER A CIVIL RIGHTS STORY - SHARO...

The true story of how a ride on a carousel made a powerful Civil Rights statementA 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.

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