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Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom in Texas

Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom in Texas	by	Anna Pearl Barnett
		CushCity Price:	$12.95
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		ISBN:	1571681809
		Yr Published:	May 1999
		Publisher:	Eakin Publications


PAPERBACK
About this Book From School Library Journal Gr 3-6-Juneteenth is observed by many African Americans in recognition of emancipation from slavery. In this story, the author recalls her family's special celebration in 1945, the 80th Juneteenth holiday. It is rich with the details of the preparation and anticipation, rich with the specifics of life in the mid-forties on a Texas farm, rich with the emotions surrounding this event. Occasionally, the narrative is confusing, as the author skips around in time. It is not clear who is telling the story and the character development is weak. Barrett utilizes a lot of dialogue and adds the wisdom passed to her from her elders about raising children to do right, staying away from guns, and the fact that skin color does not make a person good or evil. The book may give children an incentive to learn about their own family history from older relatives. Following the account of the big day, the author tells about the family patriarch who founded the town of Barrett, TX, where the story takes place. An interesting addition, but not a first purchase.-Sharon R. Pearce, Geronimo Public School, OK Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.


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