Juneteenth

Name: Juneteenth
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Drew Nelson
ISBN: 9781728429052

Author: Drew Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Series: On My Own Holidays

Narrator: Angela Juarez, Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 01/01/2021

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Holidays & Celebrations, Other, Non-religious, African American & Black Nonfiction, History, Us History

Synopsis

June 19th, 1865, began as another hot day in Texas. Enslaved African Americans worked in fields, in barns, and in the homes of the white people who owned them. Then a message arrived. Freedom! Slavery had ended! The Civil War had actually ended in April. It took two months for word to reach Texas. Still the joy of that amazing day has never been forgotten. Every year, people all over the United States come together on June 19th to celebrate the end of slavery. Join in the celebration of Juneteenth, a day to remember and honor freedom for all people. Encourage understanding of diverse cultures. Featuring full-page illustrations, these beautiful editions look at the history and customs associated with various holidays and present early readers with high-interest offerings.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Set

To be honest, I live in the South and I learned about Juneteenth fairly recently; I guess it's not such a common celebration in Florida. Many slaves were stolen and brought to the Americas by the Portuguese, Spanish, French, Dutch and then finally the English in the transatlantic slave trade. The Po......more

Goodreads review by Moonkiszt

Featured in a grandma reads session. Read during the season of Juneteenth, we chose this read to educate ourselves on the what and why of this holiday - we don't live in the region from which it sprang, and so were eager to get some facts and details about it, and read a number of books on the topic......more

Goodreads review by Alicia

Contextualizing Juneteenth with this picture book from 2006 was helpful. I knew the basics but the way the story was told gave great historical background up to the present and now knowing that more and more states are adopting the celebration paves the way for a federal holiday possibly. It's a cel......more