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• So Many Years

  a Juneteenth Story

  Wynter, Anne,

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  Oh, how you would dance! How you would sing! How you would celebrate! With lyrical text from Anne Wynter and radiant artwork from Jerome Pumphrey, this poetic picture book explains the history behind Juneteenth celebrations. So Many Years…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Juneteenth

  Austen, Lily,

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  In this title, emergent readers are introduced to the celebrations, traditions, and symbols behind the Juneteenth holiday. Carefully crafted text with high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Freedom Celebration

  a Juneteenth Party

  Dalton, Angela,

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  The Morris family celebrates Juneteenth together every year with a barbeque including red food and drinks. Gloria and Grandma Daisy explain why Juneteenth is called Freedom Day and why we celebrate this important date. Angela Dalton’s explanation…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crossing Ebenezer Creek

  Bolden, Tonya,

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  When Mariah and her young brother Zeke are suddenly freed from slavery, they join Sherman's march through Georgia. Mariah wants to believe that the brutalities of slavery are behind them, but even as hope glimmers, there are many hardships yet to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• And We Rise

  the Civil Rights Movement in Poems

  Martin, Erica (Halcyenda Erica),

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  In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martin's debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement—from the well-documented events that shaped the nation’s treatment of Black people, beginning with the "Separate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• African Town

  Inspired by the True Story of the Last American Slave Ship

  Latham, Irene,

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  In 1860, long after the United States outlawed the importation of enslaved laborers, 110 men, women and children from Benin and Nigeria were captured and brought to Mobile, Alabama aboard a ship called Clotilda. Their journey includes the savage…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Galveston's Juneteenth Story

  and Still We Rise

  Boudreaux, Tommie D.,

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  Issued in Galveston on June 19, 1865, General Orders, No. 3 announced to the people of Texas that all slaves were free. It is one of the Island's most important historical moments. Although Juneteenth has now become the basis for a national holiday,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Juneteenth

  Gordon-Reed, Annette,

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  Combining personal anecdotes with poignant facts gleaned from the annals of American history, Gordon-Reed shows how, from the earliest presence of Black people in Texas to the day in Galveston on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Underground Railroad Records

  Narrating the Hardships, Hairbreadth Escapes, and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom

  Still, William, 1821-1902,

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  As a conductor for the Underground Railroad—the covert resistance network created to aid and protect slaves seeking freedom—William Still helped as many as eight hundred people escape enslavement. He also meticulously collected the letters,…Read moreRead more of this annotation