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• Juneteenth Is

  Tripplett, Natasha,

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  A girl contemplates what Juneteenth means to her, her family, and her community.

• The Juneteenth Cookbook

  Recipes and Activities for Kids and Families to Celebrate

  Agostini, Alliah L.,

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  The Juneteenth Cookbook introduces the history of Juneteenth to kids through vibrant recipes, activities, and games drawn from Black American cultural traditions

• Juneteenth Rodeo

  Bird, Sarah,

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  Timeless photos offer a rare portrait of the jubilant, vibrant, vital, small-town Black rodeos. In the late 1970s, as they had been doing for generations, Black communities across the region held local rodeos for the talented cowboys and cowgirls…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cowboy Carter

  Beyoncé, 1981-

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  Aided by country legends Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and trailblazing Linda Martell, Cowboy Carter is a country-influenced album that is a genuine love letter to the south, to the history of Black cowboy culture and Black country singers with a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Daddy Is a Cowboy

  Seales, Stephanie,

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• Eight Seconds

  Black Rodeo Culture

  McClellan, Ivan,

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  Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture, Photographs by Ivan McClellan , offers an inside look at Black cowboy culture across the United States in the 21st century.

• My Black Country

  a Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present and Future

  Randall, Alice, 1959-

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  A celebration of country music as a genre with its original yet ever-evolving Black roots and flowers. Randall guides the reader with painstaking care as she revisits her own past marked by times of trial and triumph. Situating us in the present as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Good in the Hood

  Reed, Dwayne,

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  A bounce-to-the-beat story, set against the backdrop of a Juneteenth celebration, about a young boy who's afraid of the sounds in the city but is comforted by his older brother, who tells him not to worry: "It's all good in the hood.

• The History of Juneteenth

  a History Book for New Readers

  Norwood, Arlisha,

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  This colorfully illustrated story takes kids on an exciting journey through all the events that led up to the first Juneteenth, the day itself, and the impact it had on the future of the United States.

• The Juneteenth Story

  Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States

  Agostini, Alliah L.,

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  With colorful illustrations and a timeline, this introductory history of Juneteenth for kids details the evolution of the holiday commemorating the date the enslaved people of Texas first learned of their freedom.

• Juneteenth

  a Children's Story

  Lee, Opal, 1926-

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  An engaging way to introduce the history of slavery and freedom to children in words they can understand. Ms. Opal highlights the celebration of Juneteenth and the importance of commemorating this milestone all across America

• Jayylen's Juneteenth Surprise

  Lavette, Lavaille,

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  When Jayylen's grandfather, Paw Paw Jimmy, begins preparing for a big Juneteenth celebration, Jayylen has a lot of questions. Most importantly, what is Juneteenth? His mother and Paw Paw Jimmy explain that the holiday marks the anniversary of when…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Juneteenth

  Garrett, Van G.,

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• A Flag for Juneteenth

  Taylor, Kim (Quiltmaker),

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• Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free

  the True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth

  Duncan, Alice Faye,

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• The Night Before Freedom

  a Juneteenth Story

  Armand, Glenda,

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• Black Cowboys of Rodeo

  Unsung Heroes From Harlem to Hollywood and the American West

  Cartwright, Keith Ryan,

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  "Black Cowboys of Rodeo" is a collection of one hundred years' worth of cowboy stories - set against the backdrop of reconstruction, Jim Crow, segregation, the civil rights movement, and eventually the integration of a racially divided country -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Compton Cowboys

  the New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland

  Thompson-Hernández, Walter,

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  Also available as a title for young readers. Search "Compton Cowboys".

• Black Rodeo

  a History of the African American Western

  Mask, Mia, 1969-

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  African American westerns have a rich cinematic history and visual culture. Mia Mask examines the African American western hero within the larger context of film history by considering how Black westerns evolved and approached wide-ranging goals.

• The New Black West

  Photographs From America's Only Touring Black Rodeo

  Hasbun, Gabriela,

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  A powerful symbol of self-reliance, strength, and determination, the Black cowboy is a figure commonly overlooked in the histories of the American West. Held annually in cities across the United States, the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR)…Read moreRead more of this annotation