The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States (Hardcover)
- SKU:
- D1799-63E
- MPN:
- 9780760375143
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Ships within 1 business day
- Width:
- 8.80 (in)
- Height:
- 11.25 (in)
- Depth:
- 0.30 (in)
- Type:
- Hardcover
- Age:
- 6-10 years
- Pages:
- 32
- Dimensions:
- 8.80 x 11.25 x .30 inches
- ISBN:
- 9780760375143
Description
Juneteenth marks the day enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free... A secret that was kept for 900 days!
Today this national holiday is celebrated on June 19 to mark when eslaved black peopole finally gained legal freedom.
Join the author Alliah L. Agostini as she and her grandparents help readers explore the events leading up to the first Juneteeth, and the circumstances that helped this once exclusively- Texan holiday become an American celebration.