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Juneteenth
Van G. Garrett - Versify Format: Hardcover
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A lyrical picture book about our newest national holiday, Juneteenth follows the annual celebration in Galveston, Texas - birthplace of Juneteenth - through the eyes of a boy coming to understand his place in Black American history in a story from three Texan creators.A young Black child... |
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Juneteenth for Mazie (Fiction Picture Books)
Floyd Cooper - Picture Window Books Format: Picture Book
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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: Our Day of Freedom
Sharon Dennis Wyeth - Random House Books for Young Readers Format: Paperback
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Some call it Freedom Day; some call it Emancipation Day; some call it Juneteenth. Learn more about this important holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States in this Step 3 History Reader.On June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, a group... |
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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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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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Build a House
RHIANNON GIDDENS - Candlewick Format: Hardcover
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Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens celebrates Black history and culture in her unflinching, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated picture book debut.I learned your words and wrote my song. I put my story down.As an acclaimed musician, singer, songwriter, and cofounder of the traditional... |
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Hidden Black History: From Juneteenth to Redlining
Amanda Jackson Green - Lerner Publications Format: Library Binding
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Many important moments in history have not been taught in schools or explored in the mainstream media. These events often include people of color and involve Black history. This "whitewashing" of history, intentional or not, puts all Americans at a disadvantage. Learn about Black... |
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