Juneteenth Celebrates Freedom

Juneteenth Celebrates Freedom

Turner, Myra Faye

Series: Great Moments in History
Library Bound

In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves in Confederate States were free. But word traveled slowly during the Civil War. It wasn’t until June 19, 1865, more than two months after the war ended, that the news finally reached Galveston, Texas. What is the holiday’s legacy?

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Copyright: 2024
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Size: 9 x 7
Pages: 32
Interest Grade: 3-7
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Classification: Nonfiction
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AR: 5.1
Lexile: GN 840
Dewey: 394.263
Language: English
Penworthy Release: 08-2023
ISBN: 9781669016977
Item #: 54739
Available : 14
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Price: $27.49

Key words: Graphic Novels, History, Holiday, Juneteenth, Emancipation Proclamation, Galveston, Texas, Great Moments in History, Social Studies, Graphic
Nonfiction, Index, Graphic Library, Capstone Press


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