Juneteenth Virtual Bookshelf (15 books)

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In celebration of Juneteenth, Dix Park Conservancy compiled a list of books for all ages to celebrate the day the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom in 1865. These books explore Juneteenth, social justice, and nature.

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1	Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry 4.57 avg rating — 9,890 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison 3.92 avg rating — 202,034 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham 4.22 avg rating — 3,334 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Rooted in the Earth: Reclaiming the African American Environmental Heritage by Dianne D. Glave 3.53 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry by Camille T. Dungy (Editor) 4.61 avg rating — 484 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Carolyn Finney 4.06 avg rating — 976 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 4.55 avg rating — 121,162 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape by Lauret Savoy 4.09 avg rating — 1,251 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 4.40 avg rating — 366,545 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson 4.17 avg rating — 957 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1) by Rita Williams-Garcia 4.02 avg rating — 37,640 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander 4.62 avg rating — 7,330 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o 4.66 avg rating — 11,185 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper 4.33 avg rating — 961 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Sing a Song: How "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Inspired Generations by Kelly Starling Lyons (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 362 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars