Recommended Movies/videos to learn more about Juneteenth

This list is recommended to help us understand Juneteenth within the history of America, as history related to Black Americans lacks context and continuity.

• Juneteenth: Faith and Freedom (YouTube)

• Descendant (NetFlix) Trailer for Descendant (YouTube)

• The Part of History Skipped: Neoslavery (YouTube)

• The 13th (YouTube)

• The Black Church (PBS)

• Stamped From the Beginning (NetFlix)

• Gaining Ground (see: https://gaininggroundthefilm.com/)

• High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (NetFlix)

What is Juneteenth?

Juneteenth, short for "June Nineteenth," is a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas and the United States. It is celebrated on June 19th each year and marks the date when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, announcing that all enslaved people in the state were free. This event, occurring nearly two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, signaled the end of slavery in Texas and was a significant moment for many African Americans.