Juneteenth Books
Abernathy, Francis Edward [Editor]. Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore. Texas A & M University. 1996.
Barrett, Anna Pearl. Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom in Texas. Enslow Publishing Inc. 1999.
Collins, Izola. Island of Color: Where Juneteenth Started. Lightning Source Inc. 2004.
Douglass, Frederick. My Bondage and My Freedom. 1855.
Ellison, Ralph. Juneteenth. Random House. 1999.
Jordan, Denise M. Juneteenth. Heinemann/Raintree. 2003.
Leeper, Angela. Juneteenth: A Day to Celebrate Freedom from Slavery. Enslow Publishing Inc. 2004.
Levy, Janey. Juneteenth: Celebrating the End of Slavery. Powerkids Press. 2003.
Neslon, Vaunda Micheaux; Nelson, Drew; Schroder, Mark. Juneteenth. Lerner Publishing Group. 2005.
Preszler, June. Juneteenth: Jubillee for Freedom. Capstone Press Inc. 2006.
Rinaldi, Ann. Come Juneteenth. Powell’s Books. 2007.
Rosinsky, Natalie M. Juneteenth. Capstone Press Inc. 2004.
Taylor, Charles A. Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom. Open Hand Publishing Llc. 2002.
Weatherford, Carole Boston. Celebremos Juneteenth. Lee & Low Books. 2007.
Weatherford, Carole Boston. Juneteenth Jamboree. Lee & Low Books. 2007.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Juneteenth
Welcome to Diane Wotasek's and Patty Diaz's blogspot about the celebration of Juneteenth. This blog is created for a Library Science class, Multicultural Sources and Services, through Clarion University of PA. Our goal for this assignment is to provide reading lists, links, and ideas for information and celebration of Juneteenth.
Juneteenth is a world-wide celebration of the day that all slaves were freed in America on June 19th. The last place to free slaves was Galveston, Texas in 1865, two years after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. There are many different theories as to why it took so long for the slaves of this town to be freed, such as that the slave owners withheld the information, the messenger was killed, and that there weren't enough Union troops to enforce the Proclamation.
Many churches, organizations, and parks hold celebrations which involve reading of the Proclamation. Organizers of the celebrations hold many events, such as performances, barbecues, games, music, parades, and guest speakers. The purpose of this holiday is to reflect on a time when African-Americans were kept as slaves, and to unite with people from all races to plan for the future of our society. In Pennsylvania, there are celebrations in Philadelphia, Lancaster, New Kensington, Harrisburg, Bedford, Farrell, Williamsport, and other areas.
Juneteenth is a world-wide celebration of the day that all slaves were freed in America on June 19th. The last place to free slaves was Galveston, Texas in 1865, two years after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. There are many different theories as to why it took so long for the slaves of this town to be freed, such as that the slave owners withheld the information, the messenger was killed, and that there weren't enough Union troops to enforce the Proclamation.
Many churches, organizations, and parks hold celebrations which involve reading of the Proclamation. Organizers of the celebrations hold many events, such as performances, barbecues, games, music, parades, and guest speakers. The purpose of this holiday is to reflect on a time when African-Americans were kept as slaves, and to unite with people from all races to plan for the future of our society. In Pennsylvania, there are celebrations in Philadelphia, Lancaster, New Kensington, Harrisburg, Bedford, Farrell, Williamsport, and other areas.
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