Juneteenth

Title
: 
Juneteenth

Author
: 
Murray, Julie, 1969- author.

ISBN
: 
9781617830396

Publication Information
: 
Edina, Minn. : ABDO Pub. Co., c2012.

Physical Description
: 
24 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.

Series
: 
Holidays.
 
Buddy book.

General Note
: 
Includes index.

Subject Term
: 
Juneteenth.
 
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation
 
African Americans -- History.
 
African Americans -- Anniversaries, etc.
 
African Americans -- Social life and customs.
 
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States

Summary
: 
Introduces the origins and significance of Juneteenth--June 19, the day when African Americans recall their heritage and their forebears' emancipation from slavery--and describes how the holiday is celebrated.


LibraryCall NumberStatus
R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)J 394.263 MURNonfiction Collection