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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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In 1834 Barbados, after the master of the Providence plantation in Barbados refuses to let them go even though the king has decreed an end to slavery, Rachel escapes and embarks on a grueling, dangerous journey to find her five children who survived at birth and were sold.
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"On June 19, 1865, slaves 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. Their joyous celebration of freedom would become a holiday--Juneteenth--that is observed each year by more and more Americans"--
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Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The Emancipation Proclamation can be confusing to struggling readers, but this volume gives readers needed context to understand this document. With clear language historical context, young readers will deepen their understanding of this key historical document.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"The true story of Black activist Opal Lee and her vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone will inspire children to be brave and make a difference. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that most Americans had never heard of the holiday that represents the nation's creed of "freedom for all.""--
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Language
English
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"Upon his election as President of the troubled United States, Abraham Lincoln faced a dilemma. He knew it was time for slavery to go, but how fast could the country change without being torn apart? Many abolitionists wanted Lincoln to move quickly, overturning the founding documents along the way. But Lincoln believed there was a way to extend equality to all while keeping and living up to the Constitution that he loved so much-if only he could buy...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Priscilla Joyner was born into the world of slavery in 1858. Her life story, which she recounted in an oral history decades later, captures the complexity of emancipation. Based on interviews that Joyner and formerly enslaved people had with the Depression-era Federal Writers Project, historian Carole Emberton draws a portrait of the steps they took in order to feel free, something no legal mandate could instill. Joyner's life exemplifies the deeply...
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