Juneteenth

A simple book to learn about the Juneteenth holiday.

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Beth Poss
public
Summer
Books and Stories
Early Childhood, Primary, Intermediate, Secondary, Adult

Juneteenth By Mrs. P. June 19th is the holiday Juneteenth which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth has a special flag to commemorate this holiday. Before June 19 1865 not all enslaved people knew that President Lincoln had freed them 2 years earlier at the end of the Civil War. Troops in Galveston Texas let these people know they were free Americans. On June 19 2021 Congress made Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth is a day that all Americans can celebrate our freedom.