Celebrate Juneteenth

Hey everyone! This Friday, we celebrate Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, honoring the emancipation of slavery in the United States.

Check out a few of the resources below to find lesson plans and additional resources to share with your students about Juneteenth.

Articles:

https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/teaching-juneteenth

https://www.pbs.org/articles/2020/06/observing-juneteenth-in-2020/

https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/6/19/17476482/juneteenth-holiday-emancipation-african-american-celebration-history

https://juneteenth.com/

Emancipation Proclamation

https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation

Lesson Plans

Elementary Students

https://www.weareteachers.com/teaching-juneteenth/

Secondary Students

https://s3.amazonaws.com/prod-hmhco-vmg-craftcms-public/juneteenth_national_freedom_day_free_lesson_plan.pdf

https://www.uen.org/juneteenth/

https://www.uen.org/juneteenth/