They Built Me For Freedom  by Tonya Duncan Ellis

They Built Me For Freedom

Tonya Duncan Ellis with Jenin Mohammed (Illustrator)

31 pages first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

nonfiction childrens education history race
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A moving picture book about the history of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas—and the origins of Juneteenth.When people visit me, they are free—to run, play, gather, and rejoice.They built me to remember.On June 19, 1865, the 250,000 enslaved peo...

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