What is Juneteenth?

Hi Parents, Educators, Caregivers and Community Members,
 
I wanted to share these resources about Juneteenth to help support you all to introduce and discuss with your children and community members.
 
This Friday June 19th is a very important day in American History and it's not known to many and is not taught in schools to our children.
 
I've included a couple of links to provide some support and resources, in hopes of you being able to pull something together for your students, if you’re an educator, and/or for our own children and family at home to learn about and prepare to celebrate this Friday June 19th.
 
What is Juneteenth:
https://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm
 
Books to read about Juneteenth:
https://coloursofus.com/10-childrens-books-celebrating-juneteenth/
 
New Victory Theatre Videos to celebrate Juneteenth 
https://newvictory.org/new-victory-arts-break-juneteenth/
 
Teaching Juneteenth
https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/teaching-juneteenth
 
Here's an article I found on the Zinn Ed Project website:
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/juneteenth-birth-african-american-holiday-2/ 
 
There's also this from Lee and Low:
https://www.leeandlow.com/books/juneteenth-jamboree/teachers_guide

Best Regards,

Rasheedah Harris
TAG PTA Secretary