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• On Juneteenth

  Gordon-Reed, Annette

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  This compact collection of essays explores the significance of Juneteenth for African American communities and American history.

• How the Word Is Passed

  a Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America

  Smith, Clint, 1988-

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  In this lyrical narrative of his visits to various locations in the American south, Clint Smith examines how slavery's traces are still visible today in celebrations like Juneteenth and historical sites like Monticello.

• Juneteenth

  a Novel

  Ellison, Ralph

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  This posthumously published novel by the author of the classic African American novel Invisible Man touches on the centrality of Juneteenth in African American and white relations in the twentieth century.

• The 1619 Project

  a New Origin Story

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  This ambitious historical project reframes American history around the pivotal date of 1619 when the first ship landed in North America with slaves from Africa.

• Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome

  America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing

  Leary, Joy DeGruy,

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  As a mental health researcher and professional, Joy DeGruy offers an account of how Black Americans continue to fight against slavery at personal, community, and institutional levels.

• Unsung

  Unheralded Narratives of American Slavery & Abolition

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  This collection of historical documents about American slavery and abolition offers first-hand accounts of the struggle for freedom.

• Beloved

  a Novel

  Morrison, Toni, 1931-2019

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  This searing novel is a powerful exploration of the aftershocks of slavery on Black motherhood, communities, and relationships.

• General Gordon Granger

  the Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind "Juneteenth"

  Conner, Robert C., 1954-

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  This biography details the career of General Granger who made the proclamation of the end of the Civil War and slavery to African Americans in Texas that led to the celebration of Juneteenth.

• River of Blood

  American Slavery From the People Who Lived It : Interviews & Photographs of Formerly Enslaved African Americans / Edited by Richard Cahan and Michael Williams ; Foreword by Adam Green

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  These photos and narratives from the 1930s document the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans, offering rich details of the struggle for freedom.

• 1619

  Up From Slavery : a 14-part Documentary Series

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  This documentary series covers the the history of slavery from the first slave ship's arrival in 1619 to just after the Civil War.

• Frederick Douglass

  Prophet of Freedom

  Blight, David W.

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  This award-winning biography of Frederick Douglass highlights the abolitionist's powerful journey from slavery to advocate of freedom.

• Illusions of Emancipation

  the Pursuit of Freedom and Equality in the Twilight of Slavery

  Reidy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1948-

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  This book focuses on the final years of formal slavery in the United States and the changing approaches to the fight for freedom and equality.

• She Came to Slay

  the Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

  Dunbar, Erica Armstrong

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  This biography of the well-known abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad highlights struggles for freedom before emancipation.