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Throughout Maureen Johnson's story "The Jubilee Express", the protagonist, who is named Jubilee, frequently remarks that her name sounds like a "stripper name" and dislikes people's initial surprised reaction to her name so much that she goes by Julie.

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Julie
Jubie/Juby
Jube
Jubes
Lee

Meanings and history of the name Jubilee: | Edit

A Jubilee is a celebration, typically one held at specific intervals such as 25 or 50 years in honor of an anniversary or by religious decree. It can also refer to African American folk songs celebrating/predicting future joy and deliverance.

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Jubilee, the protagonist in Maureen Johnson's story "The Jubilee Express", one of the three holiday romances in the book "Let It Snow".