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2019., Primary, Bellwether Media Call No: 394.263 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Blastoff! readers.Summary Note: "Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Juneteenth. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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c2010., Lerner Publications Call No: 394.263 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: First step nonfiction. American holidaysSummary Note: Simple text, photographs, and illustrations introduce Juneteenth, the American holiday which honors African-American heritage and commemorates the abolition of slavery.
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2004., Compass Point Books Call No: 394.263 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Let's see
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c2022 ;, Pre-adolescent, Penguin Workshop Fitzgerald Books Call No: 394.263 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who HQ NOW.Summary Note: On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union soldier 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.