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Gaddy, K. R.

Summary: "An illuminating history of the banjo, revealing its origins at the crossroads of slavery, religion, and music. In an extraordinary story unfolding across two hundred years, Kristina Gaddy uncovers the banjo's key role in Black spirituality, ritual, and rebellion. Through meticulous research in diaries, letters, archives, and art, she traces the banjo's beginnings from the seventeenth century,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 787.8 GAD

Greene, Meg.

Summary: Presents a social and cultural history of the American slave experience with emphasis on day to day life rather than the larger political context.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 1998

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.0496 GRE

Weatherford, Carole Boston

Summary: A poetic tribute to a lesser-known part of African-American history describes how after working relentlessly for more than six days, slaves in nineteenth-century New Orleans were permitted to congregate in Congo Square.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976 WEA

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WEA

White, Shane.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0496 WHI

Duncan, Alice Faye

Summary: "The true story of Black activist Opal Lee and her vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone celebrates Black joy and inspires children to see their dreams blossom. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that many Americans had never heard of the holiday that represents the nation's creed of "freedom for all. "Every year, Opal looked forward to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tommy Nelson, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LEE

Wyeth, Sharon Dennis

Summary: "Learn more about Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States in this Step 3 History Reader"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE WYE

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