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""It is staggering that there is no date commemorating the end of slavery in the United States." -Annette Gordon-Reed. The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth's integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian andTexas native. Interweaving American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed, the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas in the 1850s, recounts...
2) Juneteenth
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850L
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English
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"The Racial Justice in America: Histories series explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in education due to racial bias. Juneteenth explores the history around the celebration in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach our history with open eyes and minds....
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Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union soldier 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. This news was cause for celebration, so the group of people jumped in excitement, danced, and wept tears of joy. They did not know it...
4) Juneteenth
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Introduces the holiday of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery, and describes how African Americans celebrate it.
5) Sarah's key
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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On the sixtieth anniversary of the 1942 roundup of Jews by the French police in the Vel d'Hiv section of Paris, American journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article on this dark episode during World War II and embarks on an investigation that leads her to long-hidden family secrets and to the ordeal of Sarah, a young girl caught up in the raid.
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Remember My Service Productions, a division of StoryRock, Inc., in cooperation with Seoul Selection
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Third edition.
Physical Desc
159 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm + 1 DVD (approximately 60 minutes : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.).
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English
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A retrospective look at the Korean War and the years of prosperity that followed.
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1st ed.
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xvi, 261 p. ; 20 cm.
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English
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Essays marking the centennial of Einstein's special theory of relativity include contributions from Leonard Susskind, Janna Levin, Lee Smolin, and others on such topics as the Einstein myth and his influence on modern physics.
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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
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xxii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"The remarkable, ridiculous, rain-soaked story of Shakespeare's Jubilee: the event that established William Shakespeare as the greatest writer of all time. In September 1769, three thousand people descended on Stratford-Upon-Avon to celebrate the artistic legacy of the town's most famous son, William Shakespeare. For three days, attendees paraded through garlanded streets, listened to songs and oratorios, and enjoyed masked balls. It was a unique...
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Yale University Press
Pub. Date
c2005
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xix, 375 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
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English
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"Examines the many facets of America's most extraordinary founding father. Politician, diplomat, scientist, printer, and civic improver, Franklin influenced every aspect of American life, from his own time to the present. This book, designed to accompany the traveling Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary exhibition celebrating Franklin's 300th birthday, includes essays by ten prominent scholars that offer an overview of Franklin's life and cover the full...
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Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 volume (unpaginated) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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English
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Deeply emotional, evocative free verse by poet and activist Sojourner Kincaid Rolle traces the solemnity and celebration of Juneteenth from its 1865 origins in Galveston, Texas to contemporary observances all over the United States. This is an ode to the strength of Black Americans and a call to remember and honor a holiday whose importance reverberates far beyond the borders of Texas.
Publisher
Choices Inc
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Fullscreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Explores the global phenomenon known as "Bloomsday" celebrated every year on June 16th, the day that James Joyce's novel Ulysses takes place. Celebrate the 100-year anniversary of this amazing tradition when Joyceans around the world open a book, raise a pint, and dress in costume in homage to their fictional heroes. With extensive biographical footage and commentary, viewers follow Joyce from his early life in Dublin to his later years of self-exile...
Publisher
Remember My Service Productions, a division of StoryRock, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
159 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
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Korea Reborn: "A Grateful Nation Honors War Veterans for more than 60 Years of Growth is a retrospective look at the Korean War and the years of prosperity that followed. The photos and text tell the story from the perspective of both U.S. veterans who served in the conflict, and the Koreans who prospered from the freedom left in their wake. Beginning with the events that led up to the war, through the ensuing battlefields across the Korean Peninsula,...
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
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"Depicts a close-knit community of African Americans on a plantation in Texas the day before the announcement is to be made that all enslaved people are free. Young Huldah, who is preparing to celebrate her tenth birthday, can't possibly anticipate how much her life will change that Juneteenth morning. The story follows Huldah and her community as they learn the news of their freedom and celebrate together by creating a community freedom flag"--Jacket...
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Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Rockridge Press trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
58 pages : color illustrations, color maps, photographs (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On June 19, 1865, a Union soldier traveled to Texas to tell the enslaved people who lived there that they were free--that slavery was now illegal in every state. The people danced and sang in celebration of their freedom. Today, we pay tribute to this historical day with a special holiday on June 19 called Juneteenth. This colorfully illustrated story takes kids on an exciting journey through all the events that led up to the first Juneteenth, the...
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