What Was?: What Is Juneteenth?

What Was?: What Is Juneteenth?
Who Hq, Manuel Gutierrez, Kirsti Jewel
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Hardback
h201 x 145mm - 112pg
5 Apr 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780593384701
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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 jumped in excitement, danced, and wept tears of joy. They did not know it at the time, but their joyous celebration of freedom would become a holiday--Juneteenth--that is observed each year by more and more Americans. Author Kirsti Jewel shares stories from Juneteenth celebrations, both past and present, and chronicles the history that led to the creation of this joyous day. With 80 black-and-white illustrations and an engaging 16-page photo insert, readers will be excited to read this latest addition to Who HQ!

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Kirsti Jewel is an educator and writer from New York City. This is her first Who HQ book.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780593384701
Published: 5 Apr 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Penguin Workshop
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Format: Hardback
Height: 201mm
Width: 145mm
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 255g
Pages: 112

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