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Celebrating Juneteenth

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America's Long Struggle Against Slavery

America's Long Struggle Against Slavery

Episode 28, Fighting Slavery After Emancipation

Streaming Video - 2020

The end of the Civil War brought legalized slavery in the United States to an end, and 3.5 million formerly enslaved people in the South stepped into an uncertain future. Dive into some of the many challenges Americans faced in the subsequent years. The end of the Civil War brought legalized slavery in the United States to an end, and 3.5 million formerly enslaved people in the South stepped into an uncertain future. Dive into some of the many challenges Americans faced in the subsequent years. Show less

The end of the Civil War brought legalized slavery in the United States to an end, and 3.5 million formerly enslaved people in the South stepped into an uncertain future. Dive into some of the many challenges Americans faced in the subsequent years. The end of the Civil War brought legalized slavery in the United States to an end, and 3.5 million formerly enslaved people in the South stepped into an uncertain future. Dive into some of the many challenges Americans faced in the subsequent years. Show less

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Black Food

Black Food

Stories, Art, and Essays

Book - 2021

As much a joyful celebration of culture as a cookbook, Black Food explores the interweaving of food, experience, and community through original poetry and essays. As much a joyful celebration of culture as a cookbook, Black Food explores the interweaving of food, experience, and community through original poetry and essays. Show less

As much a joyful celebration of culture as a cookbook, Black Food explores the interweaving of food, experience, and community through original poetry and essays. As much a joyful celebration of culture as a cookbook, Black Food explores the interweaving of food, experience, and community through original poetry and essays. Show less

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Four Hundred Souls

Four Hundred Souls

A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Book - 2021

"A "choral history" of African Americans covering 400 years of history in the voices of 80 writers, edited by the bestselling, National Book Award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain. "A "choral history" of African Americans covering 400 years of history in the voices of 80 writers, edited by the bestselling, National Book Award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain. Show less

"A "choral history" of African Americans covering 400 years of history in the voices of 80 writers, edited by the bestselling, National Book Award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain. "A "choral history" of African Americans covering 400 years of history in the voices of 80 writers, edited by the bestselling, National Book Award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain. Show less

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Freedom National

Freedom National

The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865

by Oakes, James

Book - 2013

Traces the history of emancipation and its impact on the Civil War, discussing how Lincoln and the Republicans fought primarily for freeing slaves throughout the war, not just as a secondary objective in an effort to restore the country. Traces the history of emancipation and its impact on the Civil War, discussing how Lincoln and the Republicans fought primarily for freeing slaves throughout the war, not just as a secondary objective in an effort to restore the country. Show less

Traces the history of emancipation and its impact on the Civil War, discussing how Lincoln and the Republicans fought primarily for freeing slaves throughout the war, not just as a secondary objective in an effort to restore the country. Traces the history of emancipation and its impact on the Civil War, discussing how Lincoln and the Republicans fought primarily for freeing slaves throughout the war, not just as a secondary objective in an effort to restore the country. Show less

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Jubilee

Jubilee

by Walker, Margaret

eBook - 2016

Weaving her own family's oral history with 30 years of research, Margaret Walker brings the everyday experiences of enslaved people to light in this bests...Show more Weaving her own family's oral history with 30 years of research, Margaret Walker brings the everyday experiences of enslaved people to light in this bestselling classic that churns with the hunger, the hymns, the struggles, and the very breath of American history. Show less

Weaving her own family's oral history with 30 years of research, Margaret Walker brings the everyday experiences of enslaved people to light in this bests...Show more Weaving her own family's oral history with 30 years of research, Margaret Walker brings the everyday experiences of enslaved people to light in this bestselling classic that churns with the hunger, the hymns, the struggles, and the very breath of American history. Show less

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Jubilee

Jubilee

Recipes From Two Centuries of African American Cooking

by Tipton-Martin, Toni

Book - 2019

More than 100 recipes that paint a rich, varied picture of the true history of African American cooking--from a James Beard Award-winning food writer. More than 100 recipes that paint a rich, varied picture of the true history of African American cooking--from a James Beard Award-winning food writer. Show less

More than 100 recipes that paint a rich, varied picture of the true history of African American cooking--from a James Beard Award-winning food writer. More than 100 recipes that paint a rich, varied picture of the true history of African American cooking--from a James Beard Award-winning food writer. Show less

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Juneteenth

Juneteenth

by Ellison, Ralph

Audiobook CD - 2011

In Juneteenth, Ralph Ellison brings together a race-baiting senator from New England and the musician-turned-preacher who raised him to tell a powerful tale of a prodigal son in the 20th century. In Juneteenth, Ralph Ellison brings together a race-baiting senator from New England and the musician-turned-preacher who raised him to tell a powerful tale of a prodigal son in the 20th century. Show less

In Juneteenth, Ralph Ellison brings together a race-baiting senator from New England and the musician-turned-preacher who raised him to tell a powerful tale of a prodigal son in the 20th century. In Juneteenth, Ralph Ellison brings together a race-baiting senator from New England and the musician-turned-preacher who raised him to tell a powerful tale of a prodigal son in the 20th century. Show less

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Juneteenth

Juneteenth

The Story Behind the Celebration

by Cotham, Edward T.

Book - 2021

The first scholarly book to delve into the history behind Juneteenth. Using decades of research from archives around the nation, this book helps separate ...Show more The first scholarly book to delve into the history behind Juneteenth. Using decades of research from archives around the nation, this book helps separate myth from reality and tells the story behind the celebration in a way that provides new understanding and appreciation for the event. Show less

The first scholarly book to delve into the history behind Juneteenth. Using decades of research from archives around the nation, this book helps separate ...Show more The first scholarly book to delve into the history behind Juneteenth. Using decades of research from archives around the nation, this book helps separate myth from reality and tells the story behind the celebration in a way that provides new understanding and appreciation for the event. Show less

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The Known World

The Known World

by Jones, Edward P.

Book - 2004

An ambitious, courageous, luminously written masterwork, The Known World seamlessly weaves the lives of the freed and the enslaved--and allows all of us a...Show more An ambitious, courageous, luminously written masterwork, The Known World seamlessly weaves the lives of the freed and the enslaved--and allows all of us a deeper understanding of the enduring multidimensional world created by the institution of slavery. Show less

An ambitious, courageous, luminously written masterwork, The Known World seamlessly weaves the lives of the freed and the enslaved--and allows all of us a...Show more An ambitious, courageous, luminously written masterwork, The Known World seamlessly weaves the lives of the freed and the enslaved--and allows all of us a deeper understanding of the enduring multidimensional world created by the institution of slavery. Show less

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Lincoln's Gamble

Lincoln's Gamble

The Tumultuous Six Months That Gave America the Emancipation Proclamation and Changed the Course of the Civil War

by Brewster, Todd

Book - 2014

A brilliant, authoritative, and riveting account of the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln's presidency, when he penned the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War. A brilliant, authoritative, and riveting account of the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln's presidency, when he penned the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War. Show less

A brilliant, authoritative, and riveting account of the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln's presidency, when he penned the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War. A brilliant, authoritative, and riveting account of the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln's presidency, when he penned the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War. Show less

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On Juneteenth

On Juneteenth

by Gordon-Reed, Annette

Book - 2021

The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth's integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Texas native. The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth's integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Texas native. Show less

The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth's integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Texas native. The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth's integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Texas native. Show less

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Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

https://www.kanopy.com/en/crrl/video/11226409/11226411

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents the definitive history of the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself amidst profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents the definitive history of the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself amidst profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. Show less

Remembering Slavery

Remembering Slavery

African Americans Talk About Their Personal Experiences of Slavery and Freedom

Book - 1998

Early in the 1930s, interviewers from the Federal Writers' Project combed the American South in search of formerly enslaved people. The interviewers spoke...Show more Early in the 1930s, interviewers from the Federal Writers' Project combed the American South in search of formerly enslaved people. The interviewers spoke with hundreds of elderly people about their experiences in slavery. Now remastered with the aid of modern technology, these recorded accounts offer the only known opportunity to hear the voices of formerly enslaved people. Show less

Early in the 1930s, interviewers from the Federal Writers' Project combed the American South in search of formerly enslaved people. The interviewers spoke...Show more Early in the 1930s, interviewers from the Federal Writers' Project combed the American South in search of formerly enslaved people. The interviewers spoke with hundreds of elderly people about their experiences in slavery. Now remastered with the aid of modern technology, these recorded accounts offer the only known opportunity to hear the voices of formerly enslaved people. Show less

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A Slave No More

A Slave No More

Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom : Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation

by Blight, David W.

Book - 2007

Drawing on newly uncovered post-Civil War narratives of enslaved people, historian David W. Blight fleshes out the biographies of two men--Wallace Turnage...Show more Drawing on newly uncovered post-Civil War narratives of enslaved people, historian David W. Blight fleshes out the biographies of two men--Wallace Turnage and John Washington-- who managed to escape slavery and went on to make lives for themselves in post-Emancipation Washington and New York City. Show less

Drawing on newly uncovered post-Civil War narratives of enslaved people, historian David W. Blight fleshes out the biographies of two men--Wallace Turnage...Show more Drawing on newly uncovered post-Civil War narratives of enslaved people, historian David W. Blight fleshes out the biographies of two men--Wallace Turnage and John Washington-- who managed to escape slavery and went on to make lives for themselves in post-Emancipation Washington and New York City. Show less

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Slavery and the Making of America

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Narrated by Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman, this video examines the integral role slavery played in shaping the new country and challenges the long-held notion that it was exclusively a Southern enterprise. Narrated by Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman, this video examines the integral role slavery played in shaping the new country and challenges the long-held notion that it was exclusively a Southern enterprise. Show less

Up From Slavery

Up From Slavery

by Washington, Booker T.

Book - 2010

"Born in a Virginia slave hut, Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) rose to become the most influential spokesman for African Americans of his day. In th...Show more "Born in a Virginia slave hut, Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) rose to become the most influential spokesman for African Americans of his day. In this eloquently written book, he describes events in a remarkable life that began in bondage and culminated in worldwide recognition for his many accomplishments." Show less

"Born in a Virginia slave hut, Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) rose to become the most influential spokesman for African Americans of his day. In th...Show more "Born in a Virginia slave hut, Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) rose to become the most influential spokesman for African Americans of his day. In this eloquently written book, he describes events in a remarkable life that began in bondage and culminated in worldwide recognition for his many accomplishments." Show less

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Watermelon & Red Birds

Watermelon & Red Birds

A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations

by Taylor, Nicole A.

Book - 2022

Taylor bridges the traditional African American table and 21st-century flavors with stories and recipes that will inspire parties to salute the holiday or help you create moments to savor joy all year round. Taylor bridges the traditional African American table and 21st-century flavors with stories and recipes that will inspire parties to salute the holiday or help you create moments to savor joy all year round. Show less

Taylor bridges the traditional African American table and 21st-century flavors with stories and recipes that will inspire parties to salute the holiday or help you create moments to savor joy all year round. Taylor bridges the traditional African American table and 21st-century flavors with stories and recipes that will inspire parties to salute the holiday or help you create moments to savor joy all year round. Show less

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