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Books to Learn About Juneteenth
Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. Learn more about the history of Juneteenth and read powerful stories about the fight for equality with these books from Black-owned bookstores.
Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed's On Juneteenth provides a …
The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most important documents in American history. As we commemorate its 150th anniversary, what do we really …
A profound new rendering of the struggle by African-Americans for equality after the Civil War and the violent counter-revolution that re-subjugated them.
Praise For… "Rich, subdued watercolors convey the celebrations with dignity and awe. Johnson's attached verse enables younger readers to see the …
The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology, with a foreword by the inimitable …
Ms. Opal highlights the celebration of Juneteenth and the importance of commemorating this milestone all across America.
Bridging women’s history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery.
The story of Christine Jorgensen, America's first prominent transsexual, famously narrated trans embodiment in the postwar era. Her celebrity, …
The pioneering work in the study of the role of Black Americans during Reconstruction by the most influential Black intellectual of his time.
From prize-winning, bestselling author Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate …
A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the …
In Juneteenth, Ralph Ellison evokes the rhythms of jazz and gospel and ordinary speech to tell a powerful tale of a prodigal son in the twentieth century.
