Juneteenth : a day to celebrate freedom from slavery

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Label

Juneteenth : a day to celebrate freedom from slavery

Title remainder

a day to celebrate freedom from slavery

Statement of responsibility

Angela Leeper

Creator

• Leeper, Angela

Subject

• African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature
• African Americans -- Texas | Galveston -- History -- Juvenile literature
• Holidays
• Juneteenth
• Juneteenth -- Juvenile literature
• Slavery
• Slaves -- Emancipation -- Texas -- Juvenile literature
• Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States -- Juvenile literature
• African Americans -- Anniversaries, etc. -- Juvenile literature

Genre

• Juvenile literature

Language

eng

Summary

• Explains the origins of Juneteenth, an annual holiday that celebrates the emancipation of the slaves in 1865, and looks at how the event is observed in modern times
• On June 19, 1865, slaves in Texas were formally notified that they had been emancipated, or given their freedom. This day became an annual holiday that is celebrated today with food, fireworks, and community and family parties

Member of

• Finding out about holidays

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

394.263

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Interest level

LG

LC call number

E185.93.T4

LC item number

L44 2004

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Reading level

5.1

Series statement

Finding out about holidays

Study program name

Accelerated Reader

Target audience

primary