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What is Juneteenth?  Cover Image Book Book

What is Juneteenth? / by Kirsti Jewel ; illustrated by Manuel Guiterrez.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593384701
  • ISBN: 0593384709
  • ISBN: 9780593384695
  • ISBN: 0593384695
  • Physical Description: 108 pages, 16 unpaged plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop
960L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.4 1 516334.
Subject: Juneteenth > Juvenile literature.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > Texas > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Anniversaries, etc. > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Social life and customs > Juvenile literature.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > United States > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 29 of 30 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at De Soto.

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  • 0 current holds with 30 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
De Soto Public Library J 394.263 JEWEL Kirsti (Text) 33858000015878 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -

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