{"id":4890,"date":"2023-06-17T20:33:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T13:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=4890"},"modified":"2023-06-17T20:33:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T13:33:30","slug":"12-books-to-read-about-juneteenth-to-learn-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=4890","title":{"rendered":"12 Books To Read About Juneteenth To Learn More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-franchise outlines-corners relative p-[20px] mt-[30px] sm:flex sm:items-start sm:flex-row\" style=\"min-height:105.83762886598px\">\n<div class=\"article-franchise__text text-default mt-[10px] text-center inline sm:inline-block sm:mt-0 sm:text-left\"> <span class=\"italic text-gray\">With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they\u2019re betting you\u2019ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping!<\/span><span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/shop\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore the SHOP<\/a><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/juneteenth-federal-holiday\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/juneteenth-federal-holiday\/\">newest federal holiday<\/a>, but it&#8217;s hardly new. For those unfamiliar with the origin, traditions, and significance of Juneteenth, one effective way to learn is to read books about it.<\/p>\n<p>As a refresher, Juneteenth is the day that <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/explore\/stories\/historical-legacy-juneteenth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/explore\/stories\/historical-legacy-juneteenth\">Union Army troops freed the last enslaved people<\/a> in Galveston Bay, Texas on June 19, 1865. Despite President Abraham Lincoln having already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/collections\/abraham-lincoln-papers\/articles-and-essays\/abraham-lincoln-and-emancipation\/timeline\/#:~:text=President%20Lincoln%20issued%20the%20Preliminary,thenceforward%2C%20and%20forever%20free.%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/collections\/abraham-lincoln-papers\/articles-and-essays\/abraham-lincoln-and-emancipation\/timeline\/#:~:text=President%20Lincoln%20issued%20the%20Preliminary,thenceforward%2C%20and%20forever%20free.%22\">issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863<\/a>, freeing enslaved people in Confederate states, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/explore\/stories\/13th-amendment-us-constitution-passed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/explore\/stories\/13th-amendment-us-constitution-passed\">Thirteenth Amendment<\/a> legally ending slavery in the United States, not all enslaved people knew they were free.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Galveston, they had no idea until the Union Army came in, and they made proclamations and celebrated their freedom, and ever since, on June 19, celebrations have been held celebrating their emancipation,&#8221; says <a href=\"https:\/\/blackstudies.missouri.edu\/people\/mack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/blackstudies.missouri.edu\/people\/mack\">Willie Mack<\/a>, assistant professor of Black Studies at the <a href=\"https:\/\/missouri.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/missouri.edu\/\">University of Missouri<\/a> in Colombia. &#8220;They considered it their second Independence Day: the first one is July 4, 1776, and the second one was for the enslaved who unfortunately were not part of that celebration.&#8221; Since then, he says, the day has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-highlight\/23096448\/juneteenth-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-highlight\/23096448\/juneteenth-history\">embraced as a day of celebration by Black Americans<\/a>, and \u201chas constantly been celebrated in backyards, in churches, and at community events.\u201d But, it&#8217;s important all Americans observe the significance of this day.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;[Juneteenth] speaks to the perseverance of African American communities in the United States and how there\u2019s always been a sense of hope.&#8221;\u2014Willie Mack, assistant professor of Black studies, the University of Missouri<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Naming Juneteenth a federal holiday, says Mack, provides an opportunity to formally recognize both the triumphs and challenges Black Americans have faced. &#8220;The cycle of our African American history in the United States is celebratory on one hand, but then there is injustice and struggle on the other hand because you have these moments of joy, of emancipation and independence, followed by backlash,&#8221; he says. &#8220;But the struggle continues and it\u2019s always moving forward. When we put Juneteenth in that context, it\u2019s a celebratory time because it really speaks to the perseverance of African American communities in the United States and how there\u2019s always been a sense of hope that hasn\u2019t been extinguished yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content \" style=\"\" data-module-init=\"related-content\" data-module-immediate=\"\" v-cloak=\"\">\n<div class=\"related-content__wrapper \" v-cloak=\"\" :class=\"{'is-loaded':isLoaded}\">\n<p> <span class=\"inline pr-6 text-seafoam-dark\">Related Stories<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <related-content class=\"related-content__links\" parent-article-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/juneteenth-books\/\" current-title=\"Juneteenth Is Our Newest National Holiday\u2014Here Are 12 Books To Learn More About It\" current-image=\"WG_Editorial_Juneteenth-Books-425x285.jpg\" v-on:parsely-posts-loaded=\"onPostsLoaded\" start-date=\"2022-12-17\" tag=\"div\" inline-template=\"\" url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/juneteenth-books\/\" secret=\"w5ztterVB03LGZJLfXS0hf3EvQBuFFIWew9hmVQxthU\" apikey=\"wellandgood.com\" limit=\"3\"> <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"related-content__card mb-[10px] sm:mb-[20px]\" :class=\"{'related-content__card--full':posts.length === 1}\" v-for=\"(post, key) in posts\"> <a v-on:click.prevent=\"trackLinkGA($event, key)\" :href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/juneteenth-books\/post.url\" data-url-source=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content__link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content__card--image bg-tan\" :style=\"{ backgroundImage: 'url(' + post.image_url + ')' }\"> <img :src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/juneteenth-books\/post.image_url\" :alt=\"post.title\"\/> <\/div>\n<p> <\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/related-content> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>How reading books about Juneteenth are crucial for commemorating and celebrating it<\/h2>\n<p>Self-education about Juneteenth is of particular importance now, says Mack, because there are widespread attempts to obscure and limit the teaching of accurate history in the United States, which includes Black history\u2014whether through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/22644220\/critical-race-theory-bans-antiracism-curriculum-in-schools\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/22644220\/critical-race-theory-bans-antiracism-curriculum-in-schools\">laws<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/why-books-should-not-be-banned\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/why-books-should-not-be-banned\/\">book bans<\/a>, or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s always important to read and have that seeking spirit to understand not just history,&#8221; says Mack, of the importance of reading books about Juneteenth. Learning about Juneteenth shouldn&#8217;t be confined to any single day, but the occasion is an opportunity to spotlight its significance and meaning.<\/p>\n<p>Below, booksellers at Black-owned bookstores around the country and other experts recommend books about Juneteenth that both touch on the history and origin of the day, and how it\u2019s celebrated.<\/p>\n<h2>12 books to read to learn about and celebrate Juneteenth, recommended by Black booksellers and experts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"acf-label\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"theme-main-2020\">\n<div class=\"wg-inline-shopable\">\n<div class=\"pb-[20px] sm:pb-[35px] sm:flex justify-between\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<figure class=\"block w-full wg-inline-shopable__figure p-0 m-0 mb-[25px]\"> <a data-vars-event=\"product image\" data-vars-info=\"%E2%80%9CHomegoing%2C%E2%80%9D+by+Yaa+Gyasi\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fhomegoing-yaa-gyasi%252F16339347%253Faid%253D2644%2526ean%253D9781101971062%2526listref%253Djuneteenth-jubilee-reads&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/homegoing-yaa-gyasi\/16339347?aid=2644&amp;ean=9781101971062&amp;listref=juneteenth-jubilee-reads\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/HomegoingLoyaltyBooksJuneteenth_falsexfalse_true_70.webp\" class=\"block w-full no-pin\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/a><figcaption class=\"text-center text-caption--article text-gray-light block mt-[10px]\"\/> <\/figure>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fhomegoing-yaa-gyasi%252F16339347%253Faid%253D2644%2526ean%253D9781101971062%2526listref%253Djuneteenth-jubilee-reads&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" class=\"wg-inline-shopable__subtitle-link\" data-vars-event=\"product name\" data-vars-info=\"%E2%80%9CHomegoing%2C%E2%80%9D+by+Yaa+Gyasi\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/homegoing-yaa-gyasi\/16339347?aid=2644&amp;ean=9781101971062&amp;listref=juneteenth-jubilee-reads\"> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHomegoing,\u201d by Yaa Gyasi \u2014 $17.00<\/p>\n<p> <\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"text-big mb-[5px] wg-inline-shopable__content mt-[10px]\">\n<p>\u201c<em>Homegoing<\/em> is the story of two half sisters who do not know of each other, journeying through massively different realities. One is sold into slavery and the other is married off to an enslaver, living in the very castle her sister is sold from. We follow eight generations of this family, both in Africa and in the United States as their shared destiny unwinds simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis book is not a Juneteenth history lesson\u2014it is the history of the violent colonial and post-colonial world, which created the reality of a Juneteenth. There are so many twists and turns in this story, both in the lineage of the sister who remains in Ghana and the lineage of the sister sold into chattel slavery. It\u2019s heartbreaking to see how freedom is always so close and so far away at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLearning more about the wonders of celebrating Juneteenth and grieving what happened to make a Juneteenth both improbable and possible is wound up in this brilliant novel. The characters in <em>Homegoing<\/em> prove how alive the memory and impact of slavery is to the people they are descendants of, no matter how much time has passed or how much distance lies between our hope.\u201d \u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebonyjanice.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.ebonyjanice.com\/about\">EbonyJanice Moore<\/a>, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebonyjanice.com\/blackgirlmixtape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.ebonyjanice.com\/blackgirlmixtape\">Black Girl Mixtape<\/a> and author of the forthcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fall-the-black-girls-are-activists-a-fourth-wave-womanist-pursuit-of-dreams-as-radical-resistance%252F18912551%253Fean%253D9781955905466&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/all-the-black-girls-are-activists-a-fourth-wave-womanist-pursuit-of-dreams-as-radical-resistance\/18912551?ean=9781955905466\"><em>All The Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit of Dreams as Radical Resistance<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"acf-label\">\n<div class=\"acf-label\">\n<div class=\"theme-main-2020\">\n<div class=\"wg-inline-shopable\">\n<div class=\"pb-[20px] sm:pb-[35px] sm:flex justify-between\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<figure class=\"block w-full wg-inline-shopable__figure p-0 m-0 mb-[25px]\"> <a data-vars-event=\"product image\" data-vars-info=\"%22Watermelon+and+Red+Birds%3A+A+Cookbook+for+Juneteenth+and+Black+Celebrations%2C%22+by+Nicole+A.+Taylor\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fwatermelon-and-red-birds-a-cookbook-for-juneteenth-and-black-celebrations-nicole-a-taylor%252F17494473&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/watermelon-and-red-birds-a-cookbook-for-juneteenth-and-black-celebrations-nicole-a-taylor\/17494473\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WatermelonRedBirdsSolidStateJuneteenth_falsexfalse_true_70.webp\" class=\"block w-full no-pin\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/a><figcaption class=\"text-center text-caption--article text-gray-light block mt-[10px]\"\/> <\/figure>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fwatermelon-and-red-birds-a-cookbook-for-juneteenth-and-black-celebrations-nicole-a-taylor%252F17494473&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" class=\"wg-inline-shopable__subtitle-link\" data-vars-event=\"product name\" data-vars-info=\"%22Watermelon+and+Red+Birds%3A+A+Cookbook+for+Juneteenth+and+Black+Celebrations%2C%22+by+Nicole+A.+Taylor\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/watermelon-and-red-birds-a-cookbook-for-juneteenth-and-black-celebrations-nicole-a-taylor\/17494473\"> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations,&#8221; by Nicole A. Taylor \u2014 $30.00<\/p>\n<p> <\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"text-big mb-[5px] wg-inline-shopable__content mt-[10px]\">\n<p>\u201cThis cookbook came out last May, just before Juneteenth, and it was one of our highlights. If you are a member of the Black community and looking for [a way] to celebrate, this is going to really do that because it\u2019s a cookbook about celebration, food, and culture, but also about remembering the history of <em>why<\/em> you\u2019re celebrating. The author talks about that in all her recipes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re unfamiliar with Juneteenth, <em>Watermelon and Red Birds<\/em> will also give you information and talk about, [knowledge of] why these ingredients and dishes matter to this community, and give you a taste of Juneteenth.\u201d <em>\u2014Nissa Moody, bookseller at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidstatebooksdc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.solidstatebooksdc.com\/\">Solid State Books<\/a> in Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"theme-main-2020\">\n<div class=\"wg-inline-shopable\">\n<div class=\"pb-[20px] sm:pb-[35px] sm:flex justify-between\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<figure class=\"block w-full wg-inline-shopable__figure p-0 m-0 mb-[25px]\"> <a data-vars-event=\"product image\" data-vars-info=\"%22On+Juneteenth%2C%22+by+Annette+Gordon-Reed\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fon-juneteenth-annette-gordon-reed%252F15266396%253Faid%253D2644%2526ean%253D9781631498831%2526listref%253Djuneteenth-jubilee-reads&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/on-juneteenth-annette-gordon-reed\/15266396?aid=2644&amp;ean=9781631498831&amp;listref=juneteenth-jubilee-reads\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SourceBooksellersOnJuneteenth_falsexfalse_true_70.webp\" class=\"block w-full no-pin\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/a><figcaption class=\"text-center text-caption--article text-gray-light block mt-[10px]\"\/> <\/figure>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fon-juneteenth-annette-gordon-reed%252F15266396%253Faid%253D2644%2526ean%253D9781631498831%2526listref%253Djuneteenth-jubilee-reads&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" class=\"wg-inline-shopable__subtitle-link\" data-vars-event=\"product name\" data-vars-info=\"%22On+Juneteenth%2C%22+by+Annette+Gordon-Reed\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/on-juneteenth-annette-gordon-reed\/15266396?aid=2644&amp;ean=9781631498831&amp;listref=juneteenth-jubilee-reads\"> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On Juneteenth,&#8221; by Annette Gordon-Reed \u2014 $16.00<\/p>\n<p> <\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"text-big mb-[5px] wg-inline-shopable__content mt-[10px]\">\n<p>\u201cThis book by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian <a href=\"https:\/\/hls.harvard.edu\/faculty\/annette-gordon-reed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/hls.harvard.edu\/faculty\/annette-gordon-reed\/\">Annette Gordon-Reed<\/a> is a history of Juneteenth, but it\u2019s also about her experiences growing up in Texas. She talks about the origin story of Africans in Texas, and the present day, and, most importantly, Juneteenth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s part memoir, part local history, and also part contemporary essay on the meaning of the myth of Texas. The book is not imposing, and it\u2019s very easy to read. [Pulitzer Prize-winning historian] <a href=\"https:\/\/history.yale.edu\/people\/david-blight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/history.yale.edu\/people\/david-blight\">David W. Blight<\/a>, who wrote the biography of Frederick Douglass, said that \u2018if this country has a modern Shakespeare looking for material, Gordon-Reed has provided it.&#8217;\u201d \u2014<em>Alyson Jones Turner, book buyer and events manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sourcebooksellers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.sourcebooksellers.com\/\">Source Booksellers<\/a> in Detroit, Michigan<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"theme-main-2020\">\n<div class=\"wg-inline-shopable\">\n<div class=\"pb-[20px] sm:pb-[35px] sm:flex justify-between\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<figure class=\"block w-full wg-inline-shopable__figure p-0 m-0 mb-[25px]\"> <a data-vars-event=\"product image\" data-vars-info=\"%22The+Warmth+of+Other+Suns%2C%22+by+Isabel+Wilkerson\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fthe-warmth-of-other-suns-the-epic-story-of-america-s-great-migration-isabel-wilkerson%252F6711593%253Fean%253D9780679763888&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-warmth-of-other-suns-the-epic-story-of-america-s-great-migration-isabel-wilkerson\/6711593?ean=9780679763888\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/TheWarmthOfOtherSunsBraveKindJuneteenth_falsexfalse_true_70.webp\" class=\"block w-full no-pin\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/a><figcaption class=\"text-center text-caption--article text-gray-light block mt-[10px]\"\/> <\/figure>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fthe-warmth-of-other-suns-the-epic-story-of-america-s-great-migration-isabel-wilkerson%252F6711593%253Fean%253D9780679763888&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" class=\"wg-inline-shopable__subtitle-link\" data-vars-event=\"product name\" data-vars-info=\"%22The+Warmth+of+Other+Suns%2C%22+by+Isabel+Wilkerson\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-warmth-of-other-suns-the-epic-story-of-america-s-great-migration-isabel-wilkerson\/6711593?ean=9780679763888\"> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Warmth of Other Suns,&#8221; by Isabel Wilkerson \u2014 $20.00<\/p>\n<p> <\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"text-big mb-[5px] wg-inline-shopable__content mt-[10px]\">\n<p>\u201cSince it was published in 2010, <em>The Warmth of Other Suns<\/em> has been one my favorite books to recommend. It is a must-read anytime, anywhere\u2014but especially as we celebrate Juneteenth. The book details the cross-country trip made by Black citizens to the North from the South and West after the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, known as the Great Migration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author interviewed over a thousand people and gained access to new data and historical records to write this account of this historical movement many Americans were unaware of.\u201d <em>\u2014Bunnie Hilliard, founder and owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.braveandkindbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.braveandkindbooks.com\/\">Brave+Kind Bookshop<\/a> in Decatur, Georgia<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"theme-main-2020\">\n<div class=\"wg-inline-shopable\">\n<div class=\"pb-[20px] sm:pb-[35px] sm:flex justify-between\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<figure class=\"block w-full wg-inline-shopable__figure p-0 m-0 mb-[25px]\"> <a data-vars-event=\"product image\" data-vars-info=\"%E2%80%9CChain+Gang+All-Stars%3A+A+Novel%2C%E2%80%9D+by+Nana+Kwame+Adjei-Brenyah\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fchain-gang-all-stars-nana-kwame-adjei-brenyah%252F17944080%253Fean%253D9780593317334&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/chain-gang-all-stars-nana-kwame-adjei-brenyah\/17944080?ean=9780593317334\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ChainGangAllStarsBlackGarnetBooksJuneteenth_falsexfalse_true_70.webp\" class=\"block w-full no-pin\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/a><figcaption class=\"text-center text-caption--article text-gray-light block mt-[10px]\"\/> <\/figure>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fchain-gang-all-stars-nana-kwame-adjei-brenyah%252F17944080%253Fean%253D9780593317334&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" class=\"wg-inline-shopable__subtitle-link\" data-vars-event=\"product name\" data-vars-info=\"%E2%80%9CChain+Gang+All-Stars%3A+A+Novel%2C%E2%80%9D+by+Nana+Kwame+Adjei-Brenyah\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/chain-gang-all-stars-nana-kwame-adjei-brenyah\/17944080?ean=9780593317334\"> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cChain Gang All-Stars: A Novel,\u201d by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah \u2014 $27.00<\/p>\n<p> <\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"text-big mb-[5px] wg-inline-shopable__content mt-[10px]\">\n<p><em>\u201cChain Gang All-Stars<\/em> is a reflection of America\u2019s penal and justice system, and is important for everyone to read to abolish the cop in our own heads. Adjei-Brenyah introduces different narratives and perspectives of the CAPE [Criminal Action Penal Entertainment] program that challenges the prison industrial complex. This novel is a cross between <em>Gladiator<\/em> and<em> The Hunger Games<\/em>, and will keep you on your toes.\u201d <em>\u2014Kris Moua, manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackgarnetbooks.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.blackgarnetbooks.com\/\">Black Garnet Books<\/a> in Saint Paul, Minnesota<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"theme-main-2020\">\n<div class=\"wg-inline-shopable\">\n<div class=\"pb-[20px] sm:pb-[35px] sm:flex justify-between\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<figure class=\"block w-full wg-inline-shopable__figure p-0 m-0 mb-[25px]\"> <a data-vars-event=\"product image\" data-vars-info=\"%22Four+Hundred+Souls%3A+A+Community+History+of+African+America%2C+1619-2019%2C%22+by+Ibram+X.+Kendi+and+Keisha+N.+Blain\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Ffour-hundred-souls-a-community-history-of-african-america-1619-2019-keisha-n-blain%252F15285675%253Fean%253D9780593134047&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/four-hundred-souls-a-community-history-of-african-america-1619-2019-keisha-n-blain\/15285675?ean=9780593134047\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WillieMack400SoulsJuneteenth_falsexfalse_true_70.webp\" class=\"block w-full no-pin\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/a><figcaption class=\"text-center text-caption--article text-gray-light block mt-[10px]\"\/> <\/figure>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Ffour-hundred-souls-a-community-history-of-african-america-1619-2019-keisha-n-blain%252F15285675%253Fean%253D9780593134047&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" class=\"wg-inline-shopable__subtitle-link\" data-vars-event=\"product name\" data-vars-info=\"%22Four+Hundred+Souls%3A+A+Community+History+of+African+America%2C+1619-2019%2C%22+by+Ibram+X.+Kendi+and+Keisha+N.+Blain\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/four-hundred-souls-a-community-history-of-african-america-1619-2019-keisha-n-blain\/15285675?ean=9780593134047\"> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019,&#8221; by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain \u2014 $20.00<\/p>\n<p> <\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"text-big mb-[5px] wg-inline-shopable__content mt-[10px]\">\n<p>This book is a collection of essays, commentary, personal reflections that paints a chronological picture of the African American experience in the United States, beginning from when the first enslaved people were brought to Virginia in 1619 to the present day. The anthology includes writing from 90 Black writers, including <a href=\"https:\/\/nikolehannahjones.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/nikolehannahjones.com\/about\/\">Nikole Hannah-Jones<\/a>, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fthe-1619-project-a-new-origin-story-jake-silverstein%252F16383226%253Fean%253D9780593230572&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-1619-project-a-new-origin-story-jake-silverstein\/16383226?ean=9780593230572\"><em>The 1619 Project<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raquelwillis.com\/bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.raquelwillis.com\/bio\">Raquel Willis<\/a>, trans activist and author of the forthcoming memoir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raquelwillis.com\/bloom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.raquelwillis.com\/bloom\"><em>The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation<\/em><\/a>. Each author\u2019s contribution covers five years of the 400 year story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a community history of African Americans in the United States from 1619 to 2019. I highly recommend this book because it\u2019s not so academic, and is oriented toward a popular audience.\u201d <em>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/blackstudies.missouri.edu\/people\/mack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/blackstudies.missouri.edu\/people\/mack\">Willie Mack<\/a>, assistant professor of Black studies at the <a href=\"https:\/\/missouri.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/missouri.edu\/\">University of Missouri<\/a> in Colombia<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div class=\"theme-main-2020\">\n<div class=\"wg-inline-shopable\">\n<div class=\"pb-[20px] sm:pb-[35px] sm:flex justify-between\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<figure class=\"block w-full wg-inline-shopable__figure p-0 m-0 mb-[25px]\"> <a data-vars-event=\"product image\" data-vars-info=\"%22The+Night+Before+Freedom%3A+A+Juneteenth+Story%2C%22+by+Glenda+Armand+\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fthe-night-before-freedom-a-juneteenth-story%252F18917464%253Faid%253D6776%2526ean%253D9780593567463%2526listref%253Djuneteenth-books-bab29cb9-8be7-452c-a596-361e36d57483&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-night-before-freedom-a-juneteenth-story\/18917464?aid=6776&amp;ean=9780593567463&amp;listref=juneteenth-books-bab29cb9-8be7-452c-a596-361e36d57483\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/EyeSeeMeBooksJuneteenthNightBefore_falsexfalse_true_70.webp\" class=\"block w-full no-pin\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/a><figcaption class=\"text-center text-caption--article text-gray-light block mt-[10px]\"\/> <\/figure>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fshareasale.com%2Fr.cfm%3Fb%3D999%26u%3D2520112%26m%3D97137%26afftrack%3DSTMSLS-1076983%26urllink%3Dbookshop.org%252Fp%252Fbooks%252Fthe-night-before-freedom-a-juneteenth-story%252F18917464%253Faid%253D6776%2526ean%253D9780593567463%2526listref%253Djuneteenth-books-bab29cb9-8be7-452c-a596-361e36d57483&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fjuneteenth-books%2F&amp;event_type=click\" class=\"wg-inline-shopable__subtitle-link\" data-vars-event=\"product name\" data-vars-info=\"%22The+Night+Before+Freedom%3A+A+Juneteenth+Story%2C%22+by+Glenda+Armand+\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-night-before-freedom-a-juneteenth-story\/18917464?aid=6776&amp;ean=9780593567463&amp;listref=juneteenth-books-bab29cb9-8be7-452c-a596-361e36d57483\"> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story,&#8221; by Glenda Armand \u2014 $19.00<\/p>\n<p> <\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"text-big mb-[5px] wg-inline-shopable__content mt-[10px]\">\n<p>\u201cThis book is written in a rhythmic style in the format of <em>The Night Before Christmas<\/em>. I think the familiar tune is creative and will be memorable for people to learn about Juneteenth. The illustrations and the colors are beautiful as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more people know, the more they\u2019ll understand how African American history is American history and that you can\u2019t tell one without the other. It\u2019s important that children are aware from a very young age of the journey of how we got to where we are today and can appreciate the challenges, as well as celebrate the victories. 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