The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States (Holiday Celebration)
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Winner of the 2022 Black Kidlit Award for Finest Historic title.
With colourful illustrations and a timeline, this introductory historical past of Juneteenth for teenagers particulars the evolution of the vacation commemorating the date the enslaved folks of Texas first discovered of their freedom.
On June 19, 1865—greater than two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation—the enslaved folks of Texas first discovered of their freedom. That day grew to become a day of remembrance and celebration that modified and grew from 12 months to 12 months.
Study concerning the occasions that led to emancipation and why it took so lengthy for the enslaved folks in Texas to listen to the information. The primary Juneteenth started as “Jubilee Day,” the place households celebrated and discovered of their new rights as residents. As Black Texans moved to different elements of the nation, they introduced their traditions together with them, and Juneteenth continued to develop and develop.
At this time, Juneteenth’s highly effective spirit has endured by means of the centuries to turn into an official vacation in the USA in 2021. The Juneteenth Story offers an accessible introduction for teenagers to study this essential American vacation.
The Vacation Celebration sequence from becker&mayer! children honors the various holidays and milestones that form the cultural material of the USA. Although these traditions could have originated elsewhere, delivered to our shores by ancestors from all over the world, they’ve endured and advanced to weave the colourful tapestry of American life. The sequence consists of image books and their companion kid-friendly cookbooks that share tales uniquely consultant of the American expertise—an expertise that’s multilayered, eclectic, inclusive, and joyfully stunning.
Additionally accessible from the sequence:The Juneteenth Cookbook, The Dia de Los Muertos Story, The Dia de Los Muertos Cookbook, and The Kwanzaa Story.
Writer : becker&mayer! children
Publication date : June 17, 2022
Language : English
Print size : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 0760381992
ISBN-13 : 978-0760381991
Merchandise Weight : 2.31 kilos
Studying age : 5 – 10 years, from prospects
Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.35 x 11 inches
Grade degree : 1 – 4
Lexile measure : NC1090L
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