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Opal Lee and What it Means To Be Free

Opal Lee and What it Means To Be Free

Alice Faye Duncan

Every year, Opal looked forward to the Juneteenth picnic--a drumming, dancing, delicious party. She knew from Granddaddy Zak's stories that Juneteenth celebrated the day the freedom news of President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation finally sailed into Texas in 1865-...

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Age Range

Children's (Up to 10)

Budding Readers (5-8)

Genres

Holiday

Juneteenth

Biography

Published Date

January 2022