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

Juneteenth commemorates the day the last enslaved people were emancipated in the United States on June 19, 1865. This list honors the holiday featuring historical fictional books based around slavery.

The New York Times' book editors have compiled their top 10 books of the year, including these five fiction titles: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/books/review/best-books-2021.html