Black Freedom: A Visual History of Juneteenth and Emancipation Days (Hardcover)
by Blair LM Kelley
Description
For more than 150 years, Black communities have gathered to honor freedom, resilience, and the ongoing struggle for true liberation. While Juneteenth has recently gained wider recognition, it was one of many Emancipation Day traditions celebrated across the United States. These observances were spaces of joy, remembrance, and resistance--even as the fight for full freedom was unfinished. This volume brings together stirring essays and striking images from Juneteenth and beyond, offering a sweeping portrait of how Black people have created and sustained rituals of remembrance, a testament to the generations who, through celebration and storytelling, demanded that their contributions to the making of America be fully recognized.
About the Author
Blair LM Kelley is an award-winning author, historian, and scholar of the African American experience. She is also the president and director of the National Humanities Center, the only independent center for advanced study in the world dedicated exclusively to the humanities.
Product Details
Category: Nonfiction, History
Language: English
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
ISBN-10: 0762486937
ISBN-13: 978-0762486939
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Date Published: June 02, 2026
Pages: 272
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