Living The Blues: A review of the book "On Juneteenth" by Author Annette Gordon-Reed

23/06/2021 18 min

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Episode Synopsis

Author Annette Gordon-Reed's book "On Juneteenth" discusses the issues surrounding the celebration from her view born in Texas, where it all began. Although Juneteenth is now a Federal Holiday, there are still some African American people who are familiar with what the day is all about. A few people from the community read the book and dropped by to share what they thought.  Listen as Carol Shaheed, Dr. MaryAnn Harris and Eboni Bogan provide their insight on this short read.