June 19, 1865/June 19, 2023

I've begun reading On Juneteenth, a book of essays by the prominent historian Annette Gordon-Reed. The book was published in May of 2021, the month before Juneteenth was designated a federal holiday.

https://www.amazon.com/Juneteenth-Annette-Gordon-Reed/dp/1631498835/

Ms. Gordon-Reed is perhaps best known for her 2008 book, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. The book received the 2008 National Book Award for Nonfiction, and, in 2009, the Pulitzer Prize for History.

https://www.amazon.com/Hemingses-Monticello-American-Family-ebook/dp/B001FA0ONM/