Juneteenth
Publication Information
Author:  Branch, Muriel Miller	Illustrator:
Title:  Juneteenth	Date:  1998
Publisher:  Cobblehill	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-525-65222-1	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    photographic essay, nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
Photographs from various locations in the U.S. depict the celebration of Juneteenth, June 19, 1865, the day African Americans learned of their freedom.
Teaching Ideas:
Learners may be encouraged to discuss or write about community or family rituals like Kwanza. They may even want to create one. Students can research and compare the Black Texan Migration to Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and California with the Great Migration to the North.
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Celebration > holidays Ethnic Groups > African-American History > topic > war > Civil War > Emancipation Proclamation Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Texas Celebration > holidays > Juneteenth

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