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• What Is Juneteenth? - PBS

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• The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth - National Museum of African American History & Culture

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• What Is Juneteenth? - HISTORY

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• America's Long Struggle Against Slavery. Episode 28, Fighting Slavery After Emancipation

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  The end of the Civil War brought legalized slavery in the United States to an end, and 3.5 million freed slaves in the South stepped into an uncertain future. Dive into some of the many challenges Americans (white and black, southern and northern)…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Emancipation Road

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  The story of African Slavery in America started with the first permanent English Colony in the 17th century... and ended with the Civil War. But those two hundred and fifty years of struggle were just the beginning. The beginning of a journey down…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stories From the Road to Freedom

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  This 2-hour special, narrated by Deon Cole, gives a fresh perspective of the black movement in America, from Emancipation to the Civil Rights era.

• Up From Slavery

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  Up From Slavery is a powerful, compelling and haunting 7-part documentary series that examines the history of slavery in America, from the arrival of the first African slaves through Nat Turner's Rebellion to the Civil War and beyond.

• Black Freedom

  a Visual History of Juneteenth and Emancipation Days

  Kelley, Blair Murphy, 1973-

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  The first fully illustrated history of Juneteenth and other Emancipation Day celebrations, told through photographs, art, and an engrossing narrative from an award-winning historian.

• Our Minds Were Always Free: A History of How Black Brilliance Was Exploited--And the Fight to Retake Control

  Davis, Lisa E

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  An exploration of how African American innovators and artists--whose impact and financial value in American music, movies, and TV is disproportionately greater than their numbers--have fought for and often won the rights to own and benefit from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Stained Glass Window

  a Family History as the American Story, 1790-1958

  Lewis, David Levering, 1936-

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  In The Stained-Glass Window, David Levering Lewis uncovers his complex family history—Black and white, enslaved and slaveholding—revealing how personal lineage reflects America’s tangled past and deepens our understanding of identity, legacy, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Slavery After Slavery

  Revealing the Legacy of Forced Child Apprenticeships on Black Families, From Emancipation to the Present

  Berry, Mary Frances

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  In Slavery After Slavery, Mary Frances Berry reveals how post-Civil War apprenticeship laws re-enslaved Black children, harming generations. Through court cases and family histories, she exposes systemic injustice and builds a compelling case for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Last Seen

  the Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families

  Giesberg, Judith Ann, 1966-

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  Drawing from an archive of nearly five thousand letters and advertisements, the riveting, dramatic story of formerly enslaved people who spent years searching for family members stolen away during slavery.

• Black in Blues

  How a Color Tells the Story of My People

  Perry, Imani, 1972-

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  A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue - and its fascinating role in Black history and culture - from National Book Award winner Imani Perry.

• The Battle for the Black Mind

  Brown, Karida L., 1982-

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  The Battle for the Black Mind delves into the complex history of Black education in the United States from the end of the Civil War in 1865 until the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling in 1954.

• The Black Box

  Writing the Race

  Gates, Henry Louis, Jr

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  A magnificent, foundational reckoning with how Black Americans have used the written word to define and redefine themselves, in resistance to the lies of racism and often in heated disagreement with each other, over the course of the country's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blackbirds Singing

  Inspiring Black Women's Speeches From the Civil War to the Twenty-first Century

  Bell, Janet Dewart

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  An uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author Janet Dewart Bell. These magnificent speakers explore ethics, morality, courage, authenticity, and leadership, and Bell's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Archives

  a Photographic Celebration of Black Life

  Cherlise, Renata

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  Black Archives is a stunning collection of timeless images that tell powerful, joyful stories of everyday life and shed light on Black culture’s dynamic, enduring influence through the generations.

• I Saw Death Coming

  a History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction

  Williams, Kidada E.

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  In I Saw Death Coming, Kidada E. Williams offers a breakthrough account of the much-debated Reconstruction period, transporting readers into the daily existence of formerly enslaved people building hope-filled new lives.

• Driving the Green Book

  a Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance

  Hall, Alvin, 1952-

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  An award-winning broadcaster and educator presents his experiences following the path of African Americans who traveled the country during the age of segregation using The Green Book, a guide which helped Black people travel safely.

• Illustrated Black History

  Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen

  McCalman, George

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  A gorgeous collection of 145 original portraits that celebrates Black pioneers--famous and little-known--in politics, science, literature, music, and more, with biographical reflections, all created and curated by an award-winning graphic designer.