On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed
On Juneteenth
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Annette Gordon-Reed

On Juneteenth

Annette Gordon-Reed with Annette Gordon-Reed (Narrator)

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nonfiction biography history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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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 hol...

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informative 93%
reflective 65%
challenging 32%
emotional 15%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 12%
sad 5%
dark 4%
tense 1%

Pace

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fast 29%
slow 16%

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