Govenar and Juneteenth by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Drew Nelson, Daevan Mangalmurti, and Piper Walsh. The writings noted include Freedom’s gifts: a Juneteenth story by Valerie Wilson Wesley Osceola: memories of a sharecropper’s daughter by Osceola Mays and Alan B. The South Carolina State Library Talking Book Service has issued a list of titles that “focus on commemorating one of the highest of American ideals, values, and freedom.” The books and articles cited, covering all ages, explain the background for this observance and related modern history. To check out their reading list on the topic, go to the Juneteenth Reading List. For more information, visit Learning Ally’s webpage on Audiobooks Celebrating Juneteenth. Their reading list contains such titles as Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper Juneteenth a novel by Ralph Ellison and All Different Now written by Angela Johnson and illustrated by E.B. Learning Ally’s website highlights history related to Juneteenth and some sources for reading. To mark the occasion, here are sources for more information and accessible books on the topic: June 19th, known as Juneteenth and declared a national holiday in 2021, celebrates the end of slavery.
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