Juneteenth

June 19th, 1865, began as another hot day in Texas. Enslaved African Americans worked in fields, in barns, and in the homes of the white people who owned them. Then a message arrived. Freedom! Slavery had ended! The Civil War had actually ended in April. It took two months for word to reach Texas. S...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
Format: EBOOK
Other Format: BOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Lerner Publishing Group 2020
Series:On my own holidays
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