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Studies ...libraries will want...this well-researched and engaging study... [with its] attractively bordered pages and enthusiastic writing.
School Library Journal Readers of Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom will learn...what it felt like to be a slave... Many primary sources are used, including quotes from former slaves and the full text of the Emancipation Proclamation. This is a great resource for teachers and librarians, as well as anyone who wants to learn more about history through the eyes of those who lived it.
Children's Literature Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom is educational for all people and age groups.
Gladys Smiley Bell , Former President, Black Caucus of the American Library Association Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom is a book that every public library should own. Dr. Taylor...gives a precise, frank, well-organized history of slavery in the USA.... Many children (and adults) will find this to be extremely educational, as well as emotionally moving. I thoroughly and wholeheartedly recommend this book.
Shy Librarian Magazine Sometimes called the 'Fourth of July for African Americans,' Juneteenth is now a part of California's state curriculum. This illustrated overview recalls America's history of slavery, tells how Union forces announced the Emancipation Proclamation to Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, and describes how and why the day is celebrated in more than 200 cities. | |
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