They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park Basketball Biographies archaeologists and local storytellers

archaeologists and local storytellers

In the latest installment in the Joe King Oliver series

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King's Christian faith was the foundation for his activism and that God calls us to stand up for justice and love

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They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park Basketball Biographies archaeologists and local storytellersA moving picture book about the history of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texasand the origins of Juneteenth. When people visit me, they are freeto run, play, gather, and rejoice. They built me to remember. On 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