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Ride To Remember: A Civil Rights Story, A
Sharon Langley & Amy Nathan
Illustrator: Floyd Cooper
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Abrams/Abrams BFYR
ISBN: 978-1-4197-3685-8
Keywords: Shirley Langley, discrimination, Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, Baltimore, community protest,
Shirley Langley recalls being the first African-American child in 1963 to ride a carousel in a restricted amusement park after community protests. Author's note, timeline, bibliography.