A Juneteenth Reading List
“Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free”
Juneteenth marks a moment in the struggle of Black Americans for emancipation and gives all of us an occasion to reflect on the profound contributions of enslaved Black Americans to the cause of human freedom. Juneteenth is a celebration of progress, with much work still left to be done. This Juneteenth, let’s all pledge to keep learning, striving, reading, and voting as we look forward to a more just future.
“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free.” — Rosa Parks
JUNETEENTH by Ralph Ellison
ON JUNETEENTH by Annette Gordon-Reed
THE 1619 PROJECT by Nikole Hannah-Jones
SWEET TASTE OF LIBERTY by W. Caleb McDaniel
BLACK GHOST OF EMPIRE by Kris Manjapra
GENERATIONS by Lucille Clifton
YONDER by Jabari Asim
HOW THE WORD IS PASSED by Clint Smith
WHAT IS JUNETEENTH? by Kirsti Jewel
THE STORY OF JUNETEENTH by Dorena Williamson
JUNETEENTH: OUR DAY OF FREEDOM by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
BLACK COWBOY, WILD HORSES by Julius Lester
YOUR LEGACY by Schele Williams
A HISTORY OF ME by Adrea Theodore
