19 Juneteenth Resources
- What Is Juneteenth?
https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth - Juneteenth: United States holiday
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Juneteenth - Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/juneteenth-our-other-independence-day-16340952/
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Juneteenth Events https://nmaahc.si.edu/events/juneteenth
- What Is Juneteenth?
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/ - Juneteenth, explained
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18/21294825/history-of-juneteenth - So You Want to Learn About Juneteenth?
https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html - Why celebrating Juneteenth is more important now than ever
https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/6/19/17476482/juneteenth-holiday-emancipation-african-american-celebration-history - 10 Facts: Juneteenth
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/10-facts-juneteenth?ms=googlepaid&gclid=CjwKCAjwwqaGBhBKEiwAMk-FtFvMnxQTgoUhQEUFt2d2fjuhbyAUwB3mqc0Ol2lCulBcBiEjupbnPBoC794QAvD_BwE - Juneteenth Resources
https://secretary.yale.edu/news/juneteenth-resources - How companies and individuals can use Juneteenth to practice active allyship https://www.fastcompany.com/90517460/how-companies-and-individuals-can-use-juneteenth-to-practice-active-allyship
- “On Juneteenth” Hardcover – by Prof. Annette Gordon-Reed https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1631498835/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_glt_fabc_0ZCY41SB6AQWXFN1AY3E
- “Juneteenth – A Novel” Hardcover – by Ralph Ellison
https://www.amazon.com/Juneteenth-Modern-Library-Ralph-Ellison/dp/0593242106/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= - “Juneteenth For Mazie” Hardcover – by Floyd Cooper
https://www.amazon.com/Juneteenth-Mazie-Fiction-Picture-Books/dp/1623701708/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= - “Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore” Hardcover – by Francis Edward Abernethy
https://www.amazon.com/Juneteenth-Texas-African-American-Folklore-Publications/dp/1574410180/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= - 4 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth with Your Kids https://indyschild.com/celebrate-juneteenth-with-your-kids/
- Test your Juneteenth knowledge with this quiz https://www.ksat.com/features/2021/06/15/test-your-juneteenth-knowledge-with-this-quiz/
- Explore African American History
https://www.blackpast.org/ - Support Black Owned Businesses
https://www.score.org/blog/13-ways-support-black-owned-businesses-organizations
The Juneteenth flag is red, white, and blue, echoing the colors of the American flag, to symbolize that all former slaves and their descendants became American citizens under the law. The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols though, here is what they mean.
