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Juneteenth: Slavery and Freedom in America - Page 2

As the holiday approaches I started to think about the legacy of slavery and Freedom in America. The books that follow deal with these issues and explore how that history shapes America even today. While I have included children's literature, I have also included both novels, nonfiction and biographies involving the subject. It is a complicated holiday; Is it a celebration of Freedom? Or a remembering of some of our country's darkest times? Read a handful of these books and decide for yourself.
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Iola Leroy (Frances Ellen Watkins Harper)
Iola Leroy
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Jefferson's Sons (Bradley)
Jefferson's Sons
42
Bradley
Juneteenth for Mazie (Floyd Cooper)
Juneteenth for Mazie
43
Floyd Cooper
The Juneteenth Story (Alliah L. Agostini)
The Juneteenth Story
44
Alliah L. Agostini
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
45
Octavia Butler
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
46
Edward P. Jones
The Last Runaway (Tracy Chevalier)
The Last Runaway
47
Tracy Chevalier
Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America (Ira Berlin)
Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America
48
Ira Berlin
Master Slave Husband Wife (Ilyon Woo)
Master Slave Husband Wife
49
Ilyon Woo
My Face Is Black Is True (Mary Frances Berry)
My Face Is Black Is True
50
Mary Frances Berry
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
51
Frederick Douglass
The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave (William Wells Brown)
The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave
52
William Wells Brown
Nightjohn
Nightjohn
53
North and South Trilogy
North and South Trilogy
54
On Juneteenth (Annette Gordon-Reed)
On Juneteenth
55
Annette Gordon-Reed
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth (Alice Faye Duncan; Keturah A. Bobo)
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
56
Alice Faye Duncan; Keturah A. Bobo
The People Could Fly (Virginia Hamilton)
The People Could Fly
57
Virginia Hamilton
Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings (Phillis Wheatley)
Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings
58
Phillis Wheatley
A Picture of Freedom
A Picture of Freedom
59
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton (Don Tate)
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
60
Don Tate
The Prophets (Robert Jones Jr.)
The Prophets
61
Robert Jones Jr.
A Respectable Trade (Philippa Gregory)
A Respectable Trade
62
Philippa Gregory
River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom (Walter Johnson)
River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom
63
Walter Johnson
River Runs Deep (Jennifer Bradbury)
River Runs Deep
64
Jennifer Bradbury
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
65
Alex Haley
Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation (John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger)
Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation
66
John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger
Show Way (Jacqueline Woodson)
Show Way
67
Jacqueline Woodson
The Slave Dancer (Paula Fox)
The Slave Dancer
68
Paula Fox
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews With Former Slaves (Work Projects Administration)
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews With Former Slaves
69
Work Projects Administration
The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition (Manisha Sinha)
The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition
70
Manisha Sinha
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol (Nell Irvin Painter)
Sojourner Truth: A Life, a Symbol
71
Nell Irvin Painter
Someone Knows My Name (Lawrence Hill)
Someone Knows My Name
72
Lawrence Hill
Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market (Walter Johnson)
Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market
73
Walter Johnson
Stone River Crossing (Tim Tingle)
Stone River Crossing
74
Tim Tingle
The Story of Civil War Hero Robert Smalls (Janet Halfmann)
The Story of Civil War Hero Robert Smalls
75
Janet Halfmann
The Story of Harriet Tubman, Conductor of the Underground Railroad (Kate McMullan)
The Story of Harriet Tubman, Conductor of the Underground Railroad
76
Kate McMullan
Sweetsmoke (David Fuller)
Sweetsmoke
77
David Fuller
Taking Liberty (Ann Rinaldi)
Taking Liberty
78
Ann Rinaldi
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
79
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Undefeated (Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson)
The Undefeated
80
Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
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