Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What does Juneteenth Mean To You? We asked library patrons and staff to share their thoughts about the Juneteenth holiday, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free, two-and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation Act of 1863. A century and a half later, people across the United States continue to celebrate the day, which is now a federal holiday. Learn more by visiting your local library or lapl.org
Produced as a collaboration between the Social Science Department and the Octavia Lab of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Resources Mentioned:
Texas Almanac - texasalmanac.com/articles/juneteenth-black-texans#:~:text=by%20Courtney%20Perry.-,Juneteenth,had%20freed%20the%20nation's%20slaves.
LAPL Reading Lists - lapl.org/june-jubilee
National Museum of African American History & Culture - https://nmaahc.si.edu/visit/museum-store/juneteenth-reading-list
What does Juneteenth Mean To You? We asked library patrons and staff to share their thoughts about the Juneteenth holiday, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free, two-and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation Act of 1863. A century and a half later, people across the United States continue to celebrate the day, which is now a federal holiday. Learn more by visiting your local library or lapl.org
Produced as a collaboration between the Social Science Department and the Octavia Lab of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Resources Mentioned:
Texas Almanac - texasalmanac.com/articles/juneteenth-black-texans#:~:text=by%20Courtney%20Perry.-,Juneteenth,had%20freed%20the%20nation's%20slaves.
LAPL Reading Lists - lapl.org/june-jubilee
National Museum of African American History & Culture - https://nmaahc.si.edu/visit/museum-store/juneteenth-reading-list
