What is Juneteenth?
"On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union soldier and listened as he read the most remarkable words they would ever hear. They were no longer enslaved: they were free. The inhumane practice of forced labor with no pay was now illegal in all...
| Main Author: | Jewel, Kirsti (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Gutierrez, Manuel (Illustrator), 1975- (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Workshop,
[2022]
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| Series: |
What is--? (Penguin Workshop (Firm))
Who HQ NOW. |
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Table of Contents:
- What is Juneteenth?
- Centuries of slavery
- Fighting for freedom!
- Newly freed
- Early celebrations
- Claiming space
- Juneteenth's migration
- A revival, 1968
- Celebrations today
- Jubilee in 2020
- Officially Juneteenth
- Timelines.