In the photo, Sharon Langley is an infant girl of 11 months, dressed all in white atop a carousel pony in suburban Baltimore. Held in place by her father, she regards him with uncertain eyes, unaware of her role in civil rights history.
On this day, Aug. 28, 1963, Gwynn Oak Amusement Park welcomed Black people through its gates for the first time, and Sharon would become known as the first Black child to ride the park’s carousel, the very one that now graces the National Mall near the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building in Washington, D.C.
2025-04-20 07:21866 view
2025-04-20 07:06822 view
2025-04-20 06:5974 view
2025-04-20 06:411475 view
2025-04-20 05:541940 view
2025-04-20 05:421197 view
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felo
PARIS — Winning an Olympic team medal is difficult.Difficulty doesn’t have to be what keeps the U.S.
Naomi Girma is the best of America.In the literal sense, she is U.S. Soccer’s reigning Female Player
