Juneteenth

Juneteenth, or Freedom Day is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, and has been called America's second Independence Day. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the country and was made a federal holiday in 2021.

Updated May 8, 2024
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Watermelon & red birds : a cookbook for Juneteenth and black celebrations
Taylor, Nicole A.
The very first cookbook to celebrate Juneteenth, from food writer and cookbook author Nicole A. Taylor--who draws on her decade of experiences observing the holiday. On June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Major...
On Juneteenth
Gordon-Reed, Annette
Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed's On Juneteenth provides a historian's view of the country's long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and the enormous hardships that African-Americans have...
Lift ev'ry voice and sing
Johnson, James Weldon
A stunning reissue of the backlist title celebrating the African American National Anthem - updated with a fresh design and introduction from Ashley BryanFirst written by a schoolteacher and activist in 1900 and then declared the official African American National Anthem by the National Association...
Lift every voice and sing : a celebration of the African American national anthem
Johnson, James Weldon
A stunning reissue of the backlist title celebrating the African American National Anthem - updated with a fresh design and introduction from Ashley BryanFirst written by a schoolteacher and activist in 1900 and then declared the official African American National Anthem by the National Association...
Free at last : a Juneteenth poem
Kincaid-Rolle, Sojourner
This lyrical celebration of Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Black American history, spans centuries and reverberates loudly and proudly today. After 300 years of forced bondage; hands bound, descendants of Africa picked up their...
Sweet Home Cafe cookbook : a celebration of African American cooking
Lukas, Albert
A celebration of African American cooking with 109 recipes from the National Museum of African American History and Culture's Sweet Home Cafe. A James Beard Foundation Book Award nominee for best American cookbook; a Food & Wine best cookbook; a Booklist top 10 food book; an...

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