Juneteenth : freedom day /

Juneteenth : freedom day /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Branch, Muriel Miller
Other Authors: Branch, Willis
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cobblehill/Dutton Books, 1998.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Juneteenth > Juvenile literature.
Slaves > Emancipation > Texas > Galveston > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > History > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Social life and customs > Juvenile literature.
Juneteenth.
African Americans > Social life and customs.
Slavery > Texas.
Texas > Social life and customs.

Evans: Curriculum Collection (4th floor)

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Call Number: E185.93.T4 B68 1998
 
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