On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed

On Juneteenth

Annette Gordon-Reed

152 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Interweaving American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed, the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas in the 1850s, recounts the origins of Juneteenth and explores the legacies of the hol...

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informative 94%
reflective 66%
challenging 33%
emotional 16%
inspiring 15%
hopeful 13%
sad 5%
dark 4%

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slow 14%

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