The story behind Juneteenth
"Juneteenth, which is celebrated each year on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Interestingly, this holiday began in 1865--more than two years after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. News spread much slower back then, and when slaves in Texas finall...
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New York :
PowerKids Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | Holiday histories
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Table of Contents:
- June 19th
- The American Civil War
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- Lee's surrender
- Juneteenth!
- A forgotten holiday
- Celebrating today.
