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The Best Slavery And Emancipation Books for Kids

Looking for excellent children's books about slavery and emancipation? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

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Our 3 Favorite Books About Slavery And Emancipation

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Picture Book · Ages 5–9 · 2013

All Different Now

By Angela Johnson, E.B. Lewis (Illustrator)

A little girl witnesses the first Juneteenth, marking freedom's arrival.

40 pages· 280 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud

6.1/7 Bookroo experts·4.2/5 Goodreads · 970 ratings

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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2003

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Civil War Soldier!

By Thomas Ratliff, David Antram (Illustrator) · You Wouldn't Want to…: American History series

Can you survive the Civil War as a Union volunteer in this interactive adventure?

40 pages· 3,297 words· Est. 28 min read

4.0/5 Goodreads · 215 ratings

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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2022

What Is Juneteenth?

By Kirsti Jewel, Who HQ, Manuel Gutierrez (Illustrator) · What Was . . . ? series

Celebrate freedom's dawn as Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the U.S.

112 pages· 7,368 words· Est. 1 hour read

4.3/5 Goodreads · 337 ratings

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Our 3 Favorite Books About Slavery And Emancipation

All Different Now

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Civil War Soldier!

What Is Juneteenth?

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