Premium & Rewards Members 25% Off Pre-Order Books With Code PREORDER25 Ends 6/26 Shop Now Online only. See page for details.Premium & Rewards Members 25% Off Pre-Order Books With Code PREORDER25 Ends 6/26 Shop Now Online only. See page for details.
Add Item to wish listAdd Item to wish list
Read sample

What Is Juneteenth?

By Kirsti Jewel, Who HQ, Manuel Gutierrez (Illustrator)
Paperback
$7.99
By Kirsti Jewel, Who HQ, Manuel Gutierrez (Illustrator)
Promotion message icon
Premium Members save an extra 10% and all Members collect stamps to save with Rewards. 10 stamps = $5.Learn More
Formats
See All Formats & Editions
In stock
This item is currently out of stock online.
Free standard shipping on orders over $60
Select a store to view item availability.
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 ...

Collections

Categories

KidsSocial Studies - KidsHolidays & Festivals - KidsHistory - KidsUnited States History - KidsAfrican American History - KidsAfrican American Studies - KidsMulticultural & International Holidays - KidsAfrican American History - Slavery & Abolitionism - KidsU.S. Holidays - Kids