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The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story
Glenda Armand - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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This moving picture book tells the story of Juneteenth with all the care and reverence such a holiday deserves. The rhyming text and stunning illustrations will teach children about this historic day in history.. 'Twas the night before freedom, and all through the South, long-whispered... |
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All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom
Angela Johnson - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis.Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the slaves in the South.... |
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Celebrating Juneteenth
Jody Jensen Shaffer - Childs World Inc
Format: August 1
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Juneteenth, also called Freedom Day and Emancipation Day, commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. Readers will discover the history behind the day and find out ways to celebrate on their own. Additional features to aid comprehension include activities and poetry, informative... |
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A Flag for Juneteenth
Kim Taylor - Neal Porter Books
Format: Hardcover
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Expert quilter Kim Taylor shares a unique and powerful story of the celebration of the first Juneteenth, from the perspective of a young girl.On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, General Gordon Granger of the Union Army delivered the message that African Americans in Texas were free. Since then,... |
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Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem
Sojourner Kincaid Rolle
Format: Hardcover
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This lyrical celebration of Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Black American history, spans centuries and reverberates loudly and proudly today.After 300 years of forced bondage;hands bound, descendants of Africapicked up their souls - all that they owned - leaving shackles where they fell on the ground,headed... |
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Juneteenth
Kevin P Winn - Cherry Lake Pub
Format: August 1
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The Racial Justice in America: Histories series explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in education due to racial bias. Juneteenth explores the history around the celebration in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed... |
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Juneteenth Day (Holiday Histories)
Denise Jordan - Heinemann
Format: Library Binding
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Describes the holiday known as Juneteenth Day, which has roots in Texas and which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. |
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Juneteenth for Mazie
Floyd Cooper - Capstone Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a great day in American history -- the day her ancestors were no longer slaves. Mazie remembers the struggles and the triumph, as she gets ready to celebrate Juneteenth. |
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Juneteenth Jamboree
Carole Boston Weatherford - Lee & Low Books
Format: Paperback
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A young girl, who has just moved to her parents' hometown, realizes that she has come home after the African American emancipation celebration of Juneteenth. |
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The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States
Alliah L. Agostini - becker&mayer! kids
Format: Hardcover
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With colorful illustrations and a timeline, this introductory history of Juneteenth for kids details the evolution of the holiday commemorating the date the last enslaved people learned of their freedom.On June 19, 1865 - more than two years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation... |
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The Real History of Juneteenth (Left Out of History (Read Woke ™ Books))
Elliott Smith - Lerner Publications ™
Format: Library Binding
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Juneteenth is the celebration of the day enslaved people in Texas were told they were freed -- two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Explore Juneteenth's little-told history, from the first Jubilee to the making of a national holiday.Have you ever considered... |
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What Is Juneteenth?
Kirsti Jewel - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback
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On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union solder 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... |
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