What Is Juneteenth?

by Who H.Q. and Kirsti Jewel

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593384695
• ISBN13: 9780593384695
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6