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The real history of Juneteenth
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The real history of Juneteenth

By Smith, Elliott, 1976- author.

Audience Youth 0-15 years

Published [2023] by Lerner Publications, Minneapolis

ISBN 9781728475837

Bib Id 1208093

Description 32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.

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Leader
cam a22 8i 4500
LCCN
2022-008730
ISBN
9781728475837 (library binding) $29.30
172847583X
9781728479095 (paperback) $
1728479096
Call #
J 394.26 S
Author
Smith, Elliott, 1976- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2012075717
Title
The real history of Juneteenth
Varying Form of Title
Juneteenth
Publication Information
[2023] by Lerner Publications, Minneapolis :
Description
32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Free at Last -- So What Is Juneteenth, Anyway? -- It Started Out Small -- The Father of Juneteenth -- Opal Lee is Awesome.
Summary
"Juneteenth is the celebration of the day enslaved people in Texas were were told they were freed. This book explores Juneteenth's little-told history, from the first Jubilee to the making of a national holiday"--
Audience
Ages 9-14
Grades 4-6
Subject
Juneteenth--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Texas--History--Juvenile literature.
Slaves--Emancipation--United States--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Anniversaries, etc.--Juvenile literature.
Series
Left out of history.

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