Challenge: Juneteenth

“On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free. This day came to be known as Juneteenth — a time to celebrate, gather as a family, reflect on the past and look to the future.” – National Museum of African American History & Culture. Celebrate Juneteenth on June 19, 2026 along with America 250!

When you complete 1 task, you will earn 10 points and a badge.

White background showing the red, white, and blue Juneteenth flag with a white star and starburst in the middle. Borders at the top and bottom are abstract shapes in Pan-African colors, green, yellow, red and black.
White background showing the red, white, and blue Juneteenth flag with a white star and starburst in the middle. Borders at the top and bottom are abstract shapes in Pan-African colors, green, yellow, red and black.
Task
Read On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed
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Read Juneteenth: the story behind the celebration by Edward T. Cotham
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Read Watermelon & red birds: a cookbook for Juneteenth and black celebrations by Nicole A. Taylor
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Read The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
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Read Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Edited by Ibram X. Kendi, and Keisha N. Blain.
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Read Stony the road: Reconstruction, white supremacy, and the rise of Jim Crow by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Read High on the hog: a culinary journey from Africa to America (Libby) by Jessica B. Harris
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Read A black women's history of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry
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Read Glory: magical visions of Black beauty by Kahran Bethencourt
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Read Read until you understand: the profound wisdom of Black life and literature by Farah Jasmine Griffin
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Read We are each other's harvest: celebrating African American farmers, land, and legacy by Natalie Baszile
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Read Jubilee : recipes from two centuries of African American cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin
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Read Juneteenth (Libby) by Ralph Ellison
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Read The Underground Railroad: a novel by Colson Whitehead
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Read Conjure women: a novel by Afia Atakora
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Read The love songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: a novel by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
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