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What Is Juneteenth?

Written by Kirsti Jewel

On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union...

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My Name is Not Angelica

Written by Scott O'Dell
n this historical novel set in the Virgin Islands of 1733, Raisha escapes from her Dutch "owners" in...
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Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Written and Illustrated by Don Tate
George loved words. But George was enslaved. Forced to work long hours, George was unable to attend...
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It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw

Written by Don Tate and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

The inspiring biography of self-taught (outsider) artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age...

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Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom

Written by Steven Sellers Lapham and Eugene Walton and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

An enslaved person and talented artisan, Philip Reid solves the problem of how to dismantle the...

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