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1) Juneteenth for Mazie

Author

Cooper, Floyd

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Little Mazie wants the freedom to stay up late, but her father explains what freedom really means in the story of Juneteenth, and how her ancestors celebrated their true freedom.

2) This is the rope: a story from the Great Migration

Author

Woodson, Jacqueline

Pub. Date

[2013]

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A rope passed down through the generations frames an African American family's story as they journey north during the time of the Great Migration.

3) A flag for Juneteenth

Author

Taylor, Kim

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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"A Flag for Juneteenth depicts a close-knit community of enslaved African Americans on a plantation in Texas, the day before the announcement is to be made that all enslaved people are free. Young Huldah, who is preparing to celebrate her tenth birthday, can't possibly anticipate how much her life will change that Juneteenth morning. The story follows Huldah and her community as they process the news of their freedom and celebrate together by creating...

4) Overground Railroad

Author

Cline-Ransome, Lesa

Series

Live Oak Media eReadalong

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A window into a child's experience of the Great Migration from the award-winning creators of Before She Was Harriet and Finding Langston.
Climbing aboard the New York bound Silver Meteor train, Ruth Ellen embarks upon a journey toward a new life up North— one she can't begin to imagine. Stop by stop, the perceptive young narrator tells her journey in poems, leaving behind the cotton fields and distant Blue Ridge mountains....