La Verdadera Historia de Juneteenth (the Real History of Juneteenth) - by Elliott Smith (Paperback)

About the Book

"Juneteenth is the celebration of the day enslaved people in Texas were told they were freed-two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Explore Juneteenth's little-told history, from the first Jubilee to the making of a national holiday. Now in Spanish!"--

Book Synopsis

Juneteenth es la celebración del día en que se les dijo a las personas esclavizadas de Texas que eran libres, dos años después de la firma de la Proclamación de la Emancipación. Reflexiona sobre la historia poco contada de Juneteenth, desde el primer aniversario hasta su transformación en un feriado nacional.

¿Alguna vez pensaste qué les falta a los libros de historia? En La historia que no nos contaron, reflexiona sobre un pasado incomprendido y poco analizado con esta serie atrapante. Fotografías llamativas y fuentes primarias ayudan a echar luz sobre una historia que había estado oculta.

Los libros de Read Woke(TM) fueron creados en colaboración con Cicely Lewis, bibliotecaria de Read Woke. Inspirados en la creencia de que el conocimiento es poder, los libros de Read Woke buscan amplificar las voces de las personas de la mayoría global (personas con ascendencia africana, árabe, asiática y latinoamericana y que se identifican como no blancas), brindar información sobre los grupos que fueron despojados de sus derechos, difundir las perspectivas de las personas que han sido poco representadas u oprimidas, cuestionar las normas sociales, alterar el estado de las cosas y fomentar que los lectores actúen en sus comunidades.

Juneteenth is the celebration of the day enslaved people in Texas were told they were freed--two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Explore Juneteenth's little-told history, from the first Jubilee to the making of a national holiday.

Have you ever considered what's missing from history books? In Left Out of History, explore the misunderstood and underexamined past in this engaging series. Compelling photographs and primary sources help bring previously buried history to light.

Read Woke(TM) Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Inspired by a belief that knowledge is power, Read Woke Books seek to amplify the voices of people of the global majority (people who are of African, Arab, Asian, and Latin American descent and identify as not white), provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, share perspectives of people who have been underrepresented or oppressed, challenge social norms and disrupt the status quo, and encourage readers to take action in their community. Now in Spanish!

Review Quotes

"A strong series that provides a fuller representation of historical events."--School Library Journal

-- (4/1/2023 12:00:00 AM)

"These books will broaden library history collections by adding information and perspectives that more traditional volumes may have ignored."--Booklist

-- (1/15/2023 12:00:00 AM)