Juneteenth

June 19 is a federal holiday which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Celebrate Juneteenth with books, history, and more for all ages!

Updated June 10, 2025
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https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/historical-legacy-juneteenth
Juneteenth is an often overlooked event in our nation’s history. On June 19, 1865, Union troops freed enslaved African Americans in Galveston Bay and across Texas some two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth : a novel
Ellison, Ralph.
Paper Book
From the author of bestselling Invisible Man--the classic novel of African-American experience--this long-awaited second novel tells an evocative tale of a prodigal of the twentieth century. Brilliantly crafted, moving, and wise, Juneteenth is the work...
https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/juneteenth-reading-list

A Juneteenth reading list from Charis Books & More

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/the-read-down/juneteenth
Celebrate fiction and nonfiction by African American authors that continue to shape our culture and celebrate liberation.
https://blackandbookish.com/blog/top-ten-tuesday-juneteenth-books-for-all-ages

Top Ten Juneteenth books for all ages by Black & Bookish

Unsung : unheralded narratives of American slavery & abolition
Young, Kevin
Paper Book
A new historical anthology from transatlantic slavery to the Reconstruction curated by the Schomburg Center, that makes the case for focusing on the histories of Black people as agents and architects of their own lives and ultimate liberation, with a foreword by Kevin Young This...
https://www.history.com/articles/what-is-juneteenth
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

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