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Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem
Sojourner Kincaid Rolle
Illustrator: Alex Bostic
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Union Square Kids
ISBN: 978-1-4549-4374-7
Keywords: Civil War, Emancipation, holiday, celebration
A celebration of Juneteenth, the 1865 announcement in Galveston, Texas of emancipation from slavery, is depicted through a free verse poem and poignant oil illustrations.