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2) Juneteenth
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"The Racial Justice in America: Histories series explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in education due to racial bias. Juneteenth explores the history around the celebration in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach our history with open eyes and minds....
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[2022]
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"Deeply emotional, evocative free verse by poet and activist Sojourner Kincaid Rolle traces the solemnity and celebration of Juneteenth from its 1865 origins in Galveston, Texas to contemporary observances all over the United States. This is an ode to the strength of Black Americans and a call to remember and honor a holiday whose importance reverberates far beyond the borders of Texas"--
5) Juneteenth
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[2012]
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Introduces the origins and significance of Juneteenth, June 19, the day when African Americans recall their heritage and their forebears' emancipation from slavery, and describes how the holiday is celebrated.
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2008.
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As the town prepares for its 150th birthday celebration, everyone is alarmed when a priceless crystal goes missing. The only suspect seems to be a strange man living in the woods known as the Shaman. It's up to Roxy and her best friend Max to discover the identity of the true thief and recover the precious jewel.
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[2022]
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Black History Month - Tweens
Juneteenth - All Ages
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 3-5 2023
Juneteenth - All Ages
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 3-5 2023
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"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...
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""It is staggering that there is no date commemorating the end of slavery in the United States." -Annette Gordon-Reed. The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth's integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Texas native. Interweaving American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed, the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas in the 1850s, recounts...
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"The true story of Black activist Opal Lee and her vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone will inspire children to be brave and make a difference. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that most Americans had never heard of the holiday that represents the nation's creed of "freedom for all.""--
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2011.
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2011, Black History program. Event presented by the Sweet Home Baptist Church, One Way Baptist Church, the Voice, Inc., St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Williamson County African American Chamber of Commerce, Good Hope Baptist Church, All Nations Baptist Church, the Baha'is of Round Rock, and the Round Rock Public LIbrary.
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