StoryWalk® "Juneteenth for Mazie" by Floyd Cooper

A StoryWalk® is a fun way to get outside and enjoy a new book! Go on a StoryWalk® to read Juneteenth for Mazie, a story about a young girl learning to celebrate Juneteenth. Follow the trail of pages to see how Mazie remembers the struggle and triumph of her ancestors and prepares to celebrate Juneteenth! Juneteenth is a national holiday celebrated each year on June 19^th to mark the day when news of the end of slavery reached Galveston, Texas, ensuring the last enslaved people in the United States were freed—a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.