Juneteenth: The History and Legacy of the Holiday that Commemorates the End of Slavery in the South Claudia Lantos Author: John-Roger

Author: John-Roger

Through a Latinx lens

and his wrath is an addiction I know too well

working with grades 2nd through 6th

Juneteenth: The History and Legacy of the Holiday that Commemorates the End of Slavery in the South Claudia Lantos Author: John-Roger*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading Celebrants of the first Independence Day took little time to ponder the status of equality between the races. Primarily, their attention was taken up with the overthrow of a foreign colonial power, one not accomplished through the will of an overwhelming majority. The bold move shaped by colonial legislators and promoted to the colonies by the founding fathers represented a first of its