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Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed's On Juneteenth provides a historian's view of the country's long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and the enormous hardships that African-Americans have endured in the century since, from Reconstruction through Jim Crow and beyond.
The black experience in America--starting from its origins in western Africa up to 1961--is examined in this seminal study from a prominent African American figure.
In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history.
A wealth of resources from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture to educate and honor the Juneteenth National Holiday.
Why We Must Confront the Painful Parts of US History
Complete editions from hundreds of US newspapers providing primary source content covering eras such as the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I, Roaring Twenties, Great Depression, World War II, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, Information Age and more.
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by 
An African American and Latinx History of the United States by