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Shop Brand CatalogThe Juneteenth Story (Active)
- SKU: 9780760381991
- UPC: 9780760381991
Winner of the 2022 Black Kidlit Award for Best Historical title.With colorful illustrations and a timeline, this introductory history of Juneteenth for kids details the evolution of the holiday commemorating the date the enslaved people of Texas first learned of their freedom?.On June 19, 1865—more than two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation—the enslaved people of Texas first learned of their freedom. That day became a day of remembrance and celebration that changed and grew from year to year.Learn about the events that led to emancipation and why it took so long for the enslaved people in Texas to hear the news. The first Juneteenth began as “Jubilee Day,” where families celebrated and learned of their new rights as citizens. As Black Texans moved to other parts of the country, they brought their traditions along with them, and Juneteenth continued to grow and develop.Today, Juneteenth’s powerful spirit has endured through the centuries to become an official hol
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