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Honoring Juneteenth

Genres: General Fiction
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas were finally freed—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It’s a powerful celebration of Black freedom, r
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The Long Song Andrea Levy
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The Book Of Negroes Lawrence Hill
The Known World Edward P. Jones
Sugar
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The Color Purple Alice Walker
The Confessions of Nat Turner: A Novel William Styron
The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead
The Sweetness of Water Nathan Harris
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The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
Island Queen Vanessa Riley

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