What Is Juneteenth?
What Is Juneteenth?
By Kirsti Jewel and Who HQ and Illustrated by Manuel Gutierrez
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Discover more about Juneteenth, the important holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States.
On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union solder and listened as he read the most remarkable words they would ever hear. They were no longer enslaved: they were free. The inhumane practice of forced labor with no pay was now illegal in all of the United States. This news was cause for celebration, so the group of people jumped in excitement, danced, and wept tears of joy. They did not know it at the time, but their joyous celebration of freedom would become a holiday--Juneteenth--that is observed each year by more and more Americans.
Author Kirsti Jewel shares stories from Juneteenth celebrations, both past and present, and chronicles the history that led to the creation of this joyous day.
With 80 black-and-white illustrations and an engaging 16-page photo insert, readers will be excited to read this latest addition to Who HQ!
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About the contributor(s)
About the contributor(s)
Kirsti Jewel is an educator and writer from New York City. This is her first Who HQ book.
Who HQ is your headquarters for history. The Who HQ team is always working to provide simple and clear answers to some of our biggest questions. From Who Was George Washington? to Who Is Michelle Obama?, and What Was the Battle of Gettysburg? to Where Is the Great Barrier Reef?, we strive to give you all the facts.
Book details
Book details
ISBN: 9780593384695
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Date published:
Page count: 112
Categories, genres & themes: Juvenile Nonfiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Juneteenth, Juvenile Nonfiction / African American & Black, and Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States
Ages: 8 to 12
