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Juneteenth (also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day ), is celebrated annually on June 19th, marking the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and brought the news to African Americans that slavery had been abolished by the Emancipation Proclamation two years prior. This celebration marks the end of the enslavement of all African-American people in the United States.
Juneteenth (also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day ), is celebrated annually on June 19th, marking the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and brought the news to African Americans that slavery had been abolished by the Emancipation Proclamation two years prior. This celebration marks the end of the enslavement of all African-American people in the United States.
Texas was the first state to make Juneteenth a state holiday in 1980 (although it has been celebrated since 1865). The US Senate passed a resolution in 2018 recognizing "Juneteenth Independence Day" as a national holiday, and on June 17th, 2021, the House overwhelmingly voted to enshrine the holiday as an official federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States!
Texas was the first state to make Juneteenth a state holiday in 1980 (although it has been celebrated since 1865). The US Senate passed a resolution in 2018 recognizing "Juneteenth Independence Day" as a national holiday, and on June 17th, 2021, the House overwhelmingly voted to enshrine the holiday as an official federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States!
June is also Black Lives Matter Month and African American Music Appreciation Month!
June is also Black Lives Matter Month and African American Music Appreciation Month!
The PRHS Learning Commons has an extensive collection of notable fiction, nonfiction, folklore and graphic novels highlighting strong African (and those of African decent) protagonists, the history of African diaspora, African and African American history and experiences.
The PRHS Learning Commons has an extensive collection of notable fiction, nonfiction, folklore and graphic novels highlighting strong African (and those of African decent) protagonists, the history of African diaspora, African and African American history and experiences.
Search the 'Black History Month Collection' in the Learning Commons Catalog to discover more, or check out Sora for Audiobooks and eBooks!
Search the 'Black History Month Collection' in the Learning Commons Catalog to discover more, or check out Sora for Audiobooks and eBooks!
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.
The 2025 Awards include Twenty-four Seconds from Now by Jason Reynolds.
The 2023 Awards include We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds, Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith, Dawud Anyabwile and Derrick Barnes.
The 2022 Awards included Me (Moth) by Amber McBride (2022 John Steptoe Award for New Talent - Author), Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper (Author and Illustrator Award), and Home is Not a Country by Safie Elhillo (Honors).
The 2021 Awards included Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson (Author Award), Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (2021 John Steptoe Award for New Talent - Author), and King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender (Honors).
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