Juneteenth!

Feb 22, 2000 - © Meg Greene Malvasi

At Your Library: Muriel Miller Branch's Juneteenth: Freedom Day (Grade 3+), Valerie Wesley's Freedom's Gift's: A Juneteenth Story (Grade 3+), and Carole Boston Weatherford's Juneteenth Jamboree (Grade 2+). Teachers or parents might want to check out "A Time To Be Remembered: A Juneteenth Story," a video and teacher's guide produced by Karol Media.

Something To Think About: Does your community have a Juneteenth Celebration? Can you think of other holidays that different groups in the United States or around the world celebrate in honor of their independence?

Next Week: To close Black History month and get ready for Women's History Month, History For Children will be looking at those courageous African-American women who came West. Join me next week when we learn about African-American Women and the West.

Juneteenth Poster from Juneteenth.com, Dance Troupe photo--Leah Hogsten, Salt Lake Tribune, Parade photo-L. Kolvoor, Image Works

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