Juneteenth : freedom day
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Juneteenth : freedom day
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The work Juneteenth : freedom day represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
- Label
- Juneteenth : freedom day
- Title remainder
- freedom day
- Statement of responsibility
- Muriel Miller Branch ; photographs by Willis Branch
- Title variation
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- June 19, 1865
- Freedom day
- Subject
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- African Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Social life and customs
- African Americans -- Social life and customs
- African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature
- History
- Juneteenth
- Juneteenth
- Juneteenth -- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- Manners and customs
- Slavery -- Texas
- Slaves -- Emancipation
- Slaves -- Emancipation -- Texas | Galveston -- Juvenile literature
- Texas
- Texas -- Galveston
- Texas -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Discusses the origin and present-day celebration of Juneteenth, a holiday marking the day Texan slaves realized they were free. Juneteenth is the grandfather of allholidays for Black TexansFrom its spontaneous beginning on June 19, 1865, as slaves in Galveston, Texas, reacted to the delayed news of the Emancipation Proclamation, the holiday has spread nationwide among Black Americans. It is small gatherings on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, to immense crowds in Buffalo, New York. This ethnic holiday includes the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, retelling of legends about how it got its name, parades, parties, and family reunions. Join the author and photographer as they traveled to experience this celebration of freedom in various spots around the United States
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
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