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Juneteenth, a day of Jubilee!

  • rcarrera73
  • Jun 18, 2024
  • 1 min read

Updated: Apr 30

June 19th commemorates Juneteenth, a day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas finally learned of their freedom more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.


On June 17, 2021 President Joe Biden signed the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday, the first since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was designated in 1983.



If you would like to learn more about Juneteenth, follow the links below.


For Kids:


For Teens & Adults:


Below is a gallery of Juneteeth books in our collection but did you know that you have access to hundreds of resources through Libby? All you need is a library card!

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FOR CHILDREN:

  • Juneteenth, A Children's Story
    Juneteenth, A Children's Story
  • Juneteenth Is
    Juneteenth Is
  • Juneteenth
    Juneteenth
  • All Different Now
    All Different Now
  • Opal Lee and What it Means to
    Opal Lee and What it Means to
  • They Built Me for Freedom
    They Built Me for Freedom
  • Juneteenth for Mazie
    Juneteenth for Mazie
  • Free at Last
    Free at Last
  • A Flag for Juneteenth
    A Flag for Juneteenth
  • The Juneteenth Story
    The Juneteenth Story
  • J is for Juneteenth
    J is for Juneteenth
  • The Real History of Juneteenth
    The Real History of Juneteenth
  • The Juneteenth Cookbook
    The Juneteenth Cookbook

FOR TEENS & ADULTS:


  • First Freedom The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth
    First Freedom The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth
  • On Juneteenth
    On Juneteenth
  • How the Word is Passed
    How the Word is Passed
  • Dark Sky Rising (YA)
    Dark Sky Rising (YA)
  • Jubilee: Recipes...
    Jubilee: Recipes...
  • A Long Time Coming (YA)
    A Long Time Coming (YA)
  • An African American and...
    An African American and...
  • Watermelon & Red Birds
    Watermelon & Red Birds
  • Stamped (YA)
    Stamped (YA)
  • Stamped From the Beginning
    Stamped From the Beginning



4 Comments


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2 days ago

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millie
Aug 04

It honors the courage and perseverance of Among Us generations who endured slavery and fought for dignity and equality.

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Jul 20

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derlean
May 05

Juneteenth represents not just the end of slavery in a specific place, but a broader reminder of delayed justice and the importance of awareness. I appreciate how it also mentions the recognition of the day as a federal holiday, which shows progress in acknowledging that history. It makes me reflect more deeply, even during everyday moments when I might be relaxing or doing something casual like playing Veck IO, that learning and remembering events like this truly matters.

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