Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 that Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. In addition to being a celebration, Juneteenth also places an emphasis on remembering and teaching African-American heritage and history.
Resources & Reading for Juneteenth
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Children’s Books about Juneteenth:
- Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper
- Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison
- All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson
- Juneteenth Jamboree by Carole Boston Weatherford
Adult books about Juneteenth:
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
- Envisioning Emancipation by Deborah Willis and Barbara Krauthamer
- Juneteenth by Charles Taylor
Major League Soccer and the New York Red Bulls will be auctioning off player worn Juneteenth tops with all proceeds benefiting the National Black Child Development Institute.
Earlier this year, we hosted a panel around Black History Month. Below, you can view all four parts of the panel:
