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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Opal Lee and what it means to be free : [online electronic book] the true story
Duncan, Alice Faye
Booklist starred review Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. This true story celebrates Black joy and inspires children to see their dreams blossom. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that many...
Juneteenth.
Ellison, Ralph
Shot on the Senate floor by a young Black man, a dying racist senator summons an elderly Black Baptist minister from Oklahoma to his side for a remarkable dialogue that reveals the deeply buried secrets of their shared past and the tragedy that reunites them.
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...
All different now : Juneteenth, the first day of freedom.
Johnson, Angela, 1961-
Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis. Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the...

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