Lewis tell the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last slaves in the. Initially picturing the slaves toiling “under the hot Texas sun,” Lewis later captures their tranquil joy as they gather on a beach in the cool night “as free people.” Back matter provides historical context for this powerfully visualized story. Coretta Scott King Award winners Angela Johnson and E. Amid the cotton plants, an elderly man cries quietly, several adults bow their heads in prayer, and the girl’s mother silently hugs her: “My mama held my hand softly/ and looked beyond,/ as another breeze blew over/ and everything/ fell to a/ hush.” Using a lovely, muted palette, Lewis’s expressive watercolors convey the impact of the news of freedom, dramatically contrasting the slaves’ lives before and after. Download Citation All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson (review) On a Texas plantation, dawn comes to a girl and the. Johnson’s graceful poem is narrated by a girl who heads to the cotton fields one June morning with her family and other slaves, unaware “that soon,/ it would all be different.” As word spreads, reactions range from serene contemplativeness to elation.

Lewiss striking paintings,All Different Now is a joyous portrait of the dawn. Lewis Through the eyes of one little girl, this stunning picture book. Told in Angela Johnsons signature melodic style and brought to life by E.B. This elegant collaboration by the creators of Lily Brown’s Paintings tells of the day that slaves on a Texas plantation learn they are free, more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. All Different Now (Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom) by Angela Johnson and E.

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