Want to know what is the Juneteenth holiday? Looking for more information on the history of this African American holiday? Here is a brief resource guide to get you started!
Check it out below:
Articles/Websites
- History of Juneteenth: https://juneteenth.com/
- National Museum of African American History & Culture-Smithsonian
- The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth: https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/historical-legacy-juneteenth
- Celebrating Juneteenth: https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/celebrating-juneteenth
- Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day ~Kenneth C. Davis https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/juneteenth-our-other-independence-day-16340952/
- So You Want to Learn About Juneteenth? (NY Times Article): https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html
- What is Juneteenth? https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth
- Juneteenth: The Growth of an African American Holiday: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/juneteenth-birth-african-american-holiday-2/
- What is Juneteenth? ~Henry Louis Gates, Jr. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/
- Juneteenth Quick Facts: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Juneteenth
Juneteenth Reading List
- From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century, by William A. Darity & A. Kirsten Mullen
- Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo’, by Zora Neale Hurston
- Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route, by Saidiya Hartman
- Rembering Slavery: African Americans Talk about their Personal Experiences of Slavery and Emancipation, Edited-Ira Berlin, Marc Favreau, Steven F. Miller
- Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, by Octavia E. Butler, illustrations by John Jennings & Damian Duffy
- We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide, by Carol Anderson & Tonya Bolden
- The Undefeated, by Kwame Alexander, art by Kadir Nelson
- Juneteenth, by Ralph Ellison
Children’s
- All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson, art by E.B. Lewis
- Juneteenth for Maizie by Floyd Cooper
- Juneteenth Jamboree by Carole Boston Weatherford, art by Yvonne Buchanan
- Juneteenth by Rachel Koestler-Grack
- A Child’s Introduction to African American History: The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country by Jabari Asim, art by Lynn Gaines
- Let’s Celebrate Emancipation Day & Juneteenth by Barbara deRubertis
- Juneteenth by Julie Murray
- The Story of Juneteenth: An Interactive History Adventure by Steven Otfinoski
- Traditional African American Arts and Activities by Sonya Kimble-Ellis
Television & Film Interpretations
- High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America: Episode 4, ‘Freedom’
- Atlanta (FX Network): Season 1, Episode 9 [Television]
- Black-ish (ABC): Season 4, Episode 1 [Television]
- Miss Juneteenth (2020) [Film]
- Juneteenth Jamboree [Austin PBS]
*This list is a jumpstart to learning more about the Juneteenth holiday.
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