The Carasel of the Civil Rights Movement

Sharon langley, who was only 11 months old at the time and was held in place on the saddle by her father. She was the first african american child to ride the carasel at the park along with white children. Just a few years after the amusement park de segregated, it actually closed for good. And after a few more years, the carasel that had stood at gwyn park was purchased by the smithsonian. That was in 19 81. Seven years after its move to the mall, stan and donna hunter purchased the carosel, and they have since operated it there on the mall. No one knew of this kind of interesting little piece of