Jewel, Kirsti,

What is Juneteenth? [electronic resource] / by Kirsti Jewel ; illustrated by Manuel Guiterrez. - 1 online resource (108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations - An official WHO HQ book What is ...? .

Includes bibliographical references (page 108).

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.

"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 of the United States. This news was cause for celebration, so the group of people jumped in excitement, danced, and wept tears of joy. They did not know it at the time, but their joyous celebration of freedom would become a holiday--Juneteenth--that is observed each year by more and more Americans"--

Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.

ISBN: 9780593384718 0593384717

Source: 73344BE7-8242-4993-B06B-A1C4C011409C OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Juneteenth
Slaves
African Americans
African Americans
Slaves
Electronic books.

Dewey Class. No.: 394.263