On Juneteenth
Record details
- ISBN: 9781705034484
- ISBN: 1705034489
- ISBN: 9781705034453
- ISBN: 1705034454
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource (1 sound file (03 hr., 45 min., 19 sec.)) : digital - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [Prince Frederick] : Recorded Books Inc., 2021.
Content descriptions
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Karen Chilton. |
Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive, viewed May 11, 2021). |
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Genre: | Audiobooks. Downloadable audio books. |
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Electronic resources
- Baker & Taylor
"Interweaving American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed, the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas in the 1850s, recounts the origins of Juneteenth and explores the legacies of the holiday that remain with us. From the earliest presence of black people in Texas-in the 1500s, well before enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown--to the day in Galveston on June 19, 1865, when General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery, Gordon-Reed's insightful and inspiring essays present the saga of a 'frontier' peopled by Native Americans, Anglos, Tejanos, and Blacks that became a slaveholder's republic. Reworking the 'Alamo' framework, Gordon-Reed shows that the slave-and race-based economy not only defined this fractious era of Texas independence, but precipitated the Mexican-American War and the resulting Civil War. A commemoration of Juneteenth and the fraught legacies of slavery that still persist, 'On Juneteenth' is stark reminder that the fightfor equality is ongoing"-- - Findaway World Llc
Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reedâs On Juneteenth provides a historianâs view of the nationâs 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. All too aware of the stories of cowboys, ranchers, and oilmen that have long dominated the lore of the
Lone Star State, Gordon-Reedâherself a Texas native and the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas as early as the 1820sâforges a new and profoundly truthful narrative of her home state, one with implications for us all.
Combining personal anecdotes with poignant facts gleaned from the annals of American history, Gordon-Reed shows how, from the earliest presence of Black people in Texas to the day in Galveston on June 19, 1865, when Major General
Gordon Granger announced the end of legalized slavery in the state, AfricanAmericans played an integral role in the Texas story. Significantly, they shared the land with Indigenous people who faced their own conflicts with EuropeanAmericans, creating a volatile racial tableau whose legacies still haunt usReworking the traditional âAlamoâ framework, she shows how the contentious history of the Lone Star State can provide us with a fresh and illuminating perspective on our countryâs past and its possible futures.
In its concision, eloquence, and clear presentation of history, On Juneteenthvitally revises conventional renderings of Texas and national history. As our nation verges on recognizing June 19 as a national holiday, On Juneteenth is both an
essential account and a stark reminder that the fight for equality is exigent and ongoing.