Lynnfield Public Library: Learn About And Celebrate Juneteenth

Lynnfield MA

19 June, 2022

1:33 AM

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Press release from Lynnfield Public Library: June 17, 2022 Sunday, June 19, and Monday, June 20, mark the second year that Juneteenth is officially recognized as a state and national holiday. But Juneteenth means much more than just another day off. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the news of the end of the Civil War reached Galveston, Texas, more than 2 years after Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery. Learn more about the history of Juneteenth and how it is celebrated below, and be sure to join Lynnfield for Love's Opal Lee Walk on June 18. Books On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed Book | eBook | eAudiobook Island of Color: Where Juneteenth Started by Izola Ethel Fedford Collins Book Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery by Deborah Willis and Barbara Krauthamer Book Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 by W. E. B. Du Bois Book Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations by Nicole A. Taylor Book Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin Book Media The History of Juneteenth by Juneteenth.com Juneteenth YouTube Playlist by the National Museum of African American History & Culture Historical Documents and Photos by the Texas State Historical Association Interview on the History of Juneteenth with Annette Gordon-Reed by WBUR Local Organizations & Programs The North Shore Juneteenth Association Lynnfield for Love's Juneteenth Opal Lee Walk Juneteenth Festival at the Lynn Museum The Empancipator's Juneteenth Celebration Juneteenth Events in the Boston Area by Bostonusa.com Many Boston area institutions, including the Museum of Fine Arts and Old Sturbridge Village, as well as towns like Woburn, New Bedford, and Framingham, are hosting Juneteenth celebrations. Check your local listings for more celebrations and information. This press release was produced by Lynnfield Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.