Juneteenth
Subtitle: freedom day
By: Muriel Miller Branch ; photographs by Willis Branch.
Contributors: Branch, Willis.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Cobblehill/Dutton Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 55
Subjects: Juneteenth -- Juvenile literature.; Slaves -- Emancipation -- Texas -- Galveston -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.; Juneteenth.; African Americans -- Social life and customs.; Slavery -- Texas.; Texas -- Social life and customs.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: June 19, 1865; Freedom day
Description: Discusses the origin and present-day celebration of Juneteenth, a holiday marking the day Texan slaves realized they were free.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-53) and index.