{"product_id":"they-built-me-for-freedom-tonya-duncan-ellis-9780063286054","title":"They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA moving picture book about the history of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas--and the origins of Juneteenth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen people visit me, they are free\u003c\/em\u003e--\u003cem\u003eto run, play, gather, and rejoice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey built me to remember\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn June 19, 1865, the 250,000 enslaved people of Texas learned they were free, ending slavery in the United States. This day was soon to be memorialized with the dedication of a park in Houston. The park was called Emancipation Park, and the day it honored would come to be known as Juneteenth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the voice and memory of the park itself--its fields and pools, its protests and cookouts, and, most of all, its people--the 150-year story of Emancipation Park is brought to life. Through lyrical text and vibrant artwork, Tonya Duncan Ellis and Jenin Mohammed have crafted an ode to the struggle, triumph, courage, and joy of Black America--and the promise of a people to remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tonya Duncan Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 006328605X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063286054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Balzer \u0026amp; Bray\/Harperteen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.70h x 8.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2024 pg. 43","brand":"Tonya Duncan Ellis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44810054303999,"sku":"9780063286054","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c6f1fa6-b49e-43c2-a881-16104e2a92db.jpg?v=1707928209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/they-built-me-for-freedom-tonya-duncan-ellis-9780063286054","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}