What is 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

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The President and the Freedom Fighter

Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul

by Kilmeade, Brian

Book - 2021

The author tells the little-known story of how two American heroes moved from strong disagreement to friendship, and in the process changed the entire course of history. The author tells the little-known story of how two American heroes moved from strong disagreement to friendship, and in the process changed the entire course of history. Show less

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Four Hundred Souls

A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Book - 2021

This is a history that illuminates our past and gives us new ways of thinking about our future, written by the most vital and essential voices of our present. This is a history that illuminates our past and gives us new ways of thinking about our future, written by the most vital and essential voices of our present. Show less

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Slave Stealers

True Accounts of Slave Rescues: Then and Now

by Ballard, Timothy

eBook - 2018

Slave Stealers alternates these two riveting stories, weaving them together to expose the persistent evil of trafficking and sexual exploitation that has existed for centuries - and inspiring us to find a way to end it. Slave Stealers alternates these two riveting stories, weaving them together to expose the persistent evil of trafficking and sexual exploitation that has existed for centuries - and inspiring us to find a way to end it. Show less

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Gateway to Freedom

The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

by Foner, Eric

Book - 2015

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner relates the dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner relates the dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom. Show less

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Philida

A Novel

by Brink, André P.

Book - 2012

The author gives us his most powerful novel yet; the truly unforgettable story of a female slave, and her fierce determination to survive and to be free. The author gives us his most powerful novel yet; the truly unforgettable story of a female slave, and her fierce determination to survive and to be free. Show less

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Douglass and Lincoln

How A Revolutionary Black Leader and A Reluctant Liberator Struggled to End Slavery and Save the Union

by Kendrick, Paul

Book - 2008

The authors chronicle the parallel lives of Douglass and Lincoln as a means of presenting a fresh, unique picture of two men who, in their differences, eventually challenged each other to greatness and altered the course of the nation. The authors chronicle the parallel lives of Douglass and Lincoln as a means of presenting a fresh, unique picture of two men who, in their differences, eventually challenged each other to greatness and altered the course of the nation. Show less

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Nothing but Freedom

Emancipation and Its Legacy

by Foner, Eric

Book - 2007

The title examines the aftermath of emancipation in the South and the restructuring of society by which the former slaves gained. The title examines the aftermath of emancipation in the South and the restructuring of society by which the former slaves gained. Show less

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Passages to Freedom

The Underground Railroad in History and Memory

Book - 2004

Passages to Freedom brings home the reality of slavery's destructiveness. This distinguished yet accessible volume offers a galvanizing look at how the brave journey out of slavery both haunts and inspires us today. Passages to Freedom brings home the reality of slavery's destructiveness. This distinguished yet accessible volume offers a galvanizing look at how the brave journey out of slavery both haunts and inspires us today. Show less

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Freedom's Children

The Journey From Emancipation Into the Twentieth Century

by Thomas, Velma Maia

Book - 2000

Freedom's Children tells the stories of courageous African-Americans who struggled to construct schools and establish businesses while trying to reunite families scattered by slavery. Freedom's Children tells the stories of courageous African-Americans who struggled to construct schools and establish businesses while trying to reunite families scattered by slavery. Show less

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Harriet

DVD - 2020

The movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. The movie tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Show less

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Miss Juneteenth

Streaming Video - 2020

A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant. A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant. Show less

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