Juneteenth
the Story Behind the Celebration
On June 19th we commemorate the day in 1865 when 250,000 enslaved African Americans in the state of Texas were declared free by the U.S. Army. This date marked the official end of enslavement. The emancipation proclamation had been issued in 1863 but was not enacted in Texas until two years later. Explore these titles to learn about the stories & traditions behind Juneteenth, the spirit of freedom and heroic individuals who made liberation possible.
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the Story Behind the Celebration
a Civil Rights Story
Radical Philosophy, the War Over Slavery, and the Refounding of America
Black Americans and the End of Slavery
the True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
a Gee's Bend Quilt
Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty
a Novel
Our Day of Freedom
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