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On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed

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4.5

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4.75

Thank you to Libro.fm for making this audiobook free for Juneteenth! In this brief but sprawling and powerful exploration of Juneteenth, native Texan and Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard historian Annette Gordon-Reed weaves together history with her own experience growing up as a Black girl in integration-era Texas, uplifting the impact Black people have had on Texas history and providing a larger, more complex, and utterly alive historical and cultural context for the holiday.

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4.0

I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would.

This book is less about Juneteenth but more about the state, Texas, where the holiday originated. It is re-telling of historical events through personal experience as well as providing a layer of historical context to give a deeper explanation.

I really enjoyed the essay "Origin Stories: Africans in Texas" providing an explanation of origin stories and history and putting into context why the story of 1619 isn't historical accurate.

It's a fairly quick and enlightening read.

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readandfindout's review against another edition

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4.5

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars

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5.0

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4.0

It's obvious how this author has won a Pulitzer because this was a really well done historical nonfiction 👏 I went into it pretty blind, so I was pleasantly surprised that it was largely about Texas and US history more than just a deep dive into that day in history like I was expecting. I also appreciated the mix of personal history of the author to put this history into a more intimate context. It was short, but it really packed a punch because I learned a lot!

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5.0

I enjoyed this short collection of essays providing a broad history of Texas and the USA. The author was the first person to integrate a school in her community, entering first grade as the lone Black child in her school. She went on to become a Pulitzer Prize winning historian and university professor. I appreciated that the history she writes about was always interpreted through her personal perspective and the wider social understanding.

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4.0

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mandkips's review against another edition

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3.5

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mariaviola's review against another edition

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4.0

really not a fan of non fiction in general but had to read this for school & it was honestly such an important read. a nice mix of the history of texas, juneteenth, & the author's personal experience. i also had the pleasure of attending a lecture by gordon-reed which was a great supplement to the book. wish i had learned more about this in high school!

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