Juneteenth : the story behind the celebration /

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"Juneteenth has been touted as a national day celebrating the end of slavery. Observances from coast to coast have turned this event into part of the national conversation about race, slavery, and how Americans understand, acknowledge, and explain what has been called the national 'origina...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cotham, Edward T. (Edward Terrel), 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kerrville, TX : State House Press, 2021.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Juneteenth.
African Americans > Anniversaries, etc.
Holidays > United States.
Juneteenth (États-Unis)
Noirs américains > Anniversaires.
Juneteenth
Holidays
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Slavery and Texas
  • Lincoln and the approaching war
  • Slavery and the army
  • Port Royal and the first general order
  • Butler and Louisiana
  • Lincoln and the emancipation proclamation
  • Into the heart of the Confederacy
  • The hundred days and Lincoln's final emancipation proclamation
  • Implementing emancipation
  • The beginning of the end
  • Sherman's march to the sea
  • The Hampton roads peace conference
  • The end is in sight
  • The "new order of things"
  • Louisiana
  • Preparing the way
  • Texas
  • Gordon Granger
  • "Just like that, we were free"
  • Problems surrounding first freedom
  • Spreading the word through Texas
  • Legacy of Juneteenth.

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