Juneteenth: A Day to Celebrate Freedom from Slavery by Angela Leeper
	List Price:   $23.93 Unit Price:   $19.14 You Save:   $4.79 (20%) ISBN-10:   0766022064 ISBN-13:   9780766022065 Publisher:   Enslow Publications Series:   Finding Out about Holidays Ser. Category:   Holiday Books Pub. Date:   August 2004 Pages:   48 Format:   Library Binding Ages:   8 to 9 Grades:   3 to 5
Subjects
AFRICAN AMERICANS_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
On June 19, 1865, slaves in Texas were formally notified that they had been emancipated, or given their freedom. This day became an annual holiday known as 'Juneteenth,' and it is celebrated today with food, fireworks, and community and family parties that commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Angela Leeper divides her time working with educators and creating children's books. She received her master's in Library Science from the University of Rhode Island.