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- Juneteenth Worldwide Celebration - Website brings together the spirit of Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week, and in some areas a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings.
- National Association of Juneteenth Lineage - NAJL supports and provides resources for African American cultural awareness and community revitalization. Also supports and helps to organize festivals such as Juneteenth.
- Juneteenth - Ralph Ellison's literary executor, John F. Callahan spoke at the Library of Congress about Ellison and his two novels, Invisible Man and Juneteenth. Library of Congress Information Bulletin, August 1999 issue.
- MetroActive Books - Criticism of Juneteenth.
- Juneteenth World Wide Celebration - History of the holiday, registry of organizations and commemoration events in the U.S. and internationally, ideas on how to celebrate, products for sale, and other news and information.
- Juneteenth by R. Ellison and True at First Light by E. Hemingway - A review in goodreports.net.
- Anniston, AL. Juneteenth Heritage Festival - An emancipation celebration in Zinn Park. Includes information on program, Juneteenth history, and photos of past festivals.
- Juneteenth - A short discussion of the book followed by questions for a reading group discussion of this book.
- Apologies to Ralph Ellison: We're Calling In The Militia to Re-Write Juneteenth - By Stephen E. Jordan, II.
- Juneteenth - An Excerpt of the first chapter of the Novel by Ralph Ellison.
Wikipedia Articles
- Juneteenth (disambiguation) - Juneteenth may refer to:
- Juneteenth (novel) - Juneteenth is the title of African American writer Ralph Ellison's second novel (ISBN 0-394-46457-5), published posthumously as a 368-page condensation of over 2000 pages written by him over a period of forty years. It was originally written without any real organization, and Ellison's ...
- Juneteenth - Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an annual holiday in fourteen states of the United States. Celebrated on June 19, it commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas.
- JFest - JFest is an annual festival held in Gainesville, Florida that celebrates the Juneteenth holiday. It is also a juried art show, and has musical performances, a Youth Talent Showcase, and a carnival.
- John F. Callahan - John F. Callahan is literary executor for Ralph Ellison, and was the editor for his posthumously-released novel Juneteenth.