{"id":11487,"date":"2024-06-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/?p=11487"},"modified":"2024-06-12T15:31:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:31:42","slug":"juneteenth-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/2024\/06\/19\/juneteenth-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Juneteenth 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11487\" class=\"elementor elementor-11487\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-186e99d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"186e99d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-735f4e88\" data-id=\"735f4e88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8448eec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8448eec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-586ab4ea\" data-id=\"586ab4ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c18ad5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c18ad5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Juneteenth 2024<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c906e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71c906e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mercer University Libraries celebrates Juneteenth in honor of our African-American students, faculty, and staff. Juneteenth is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/06\/18\/a-proclamation-on-juneteenth-day-of-observance-2021\/\">federal holiday<\/a> that celebrates the freedom of slaves in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. During Juneteenth, check out the list of films, books, and web resources to learn more.<\/p><p><strong>Films<\/strong><\/p><p>These films are available to stream through the library in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/mercer\">Kanopy<\/a>.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/mercer\/video\/10419837\">Miss Juneteenth<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/mercer\/video\/12760338\">Making Black America: Through the Grapevine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/mercer\/video\/14023467\">Talk to Me<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/mercer\/video\/136624\">Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/mercer\/video\/12287953\">The Black Emperor of Broadway<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/en\/mercer\/video\/12157067\">A Ballerina\u2019s Tale<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Books <\/strong><\/p><p>Check out these print and electronic resources available through the library.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991004921300705956\">Juneteenth: A Novel by Ralph Ellison <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991005539052705956\">On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991004979266705956\">Disquiet: Poems by John Witt<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991004992295105956\">Mama Day by Gloria Naylor<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991005620938305956\">The Awkward Black Man: Stories by Walter Mosley<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.mercer.edu\/permalink\/01GALI_MUM\/1gjll8d\/alma991005312479605956\">The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Web Resources<\/strong><\/p><p>For more information about Juneteenth, visit some of these websites.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross\/history\/what-is-juneteenth\/\">Public Broadcasting System (PBS)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/entries\/juneteenth\">Texas State Historical Association<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/juneteenth\">National Museum of African American History and Culture<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Juneteenth\">Britannica<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsl.texas.gov\/ref\/abouttx\/juneteenth\">Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-juneteenth-concert-patti-labelle-gladys-knight-2ec59a6f5476507aada5b7480c6e28a5\">Associated Press News (AP News)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 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Juneteenth is a federal holiday that celebrates the freedom of slaves in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. During Juneteenth, check out the list of films, books, and web resources to learn more. 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