Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Annette Gordon-Reed doesn’t have to read a history book to understand the importance of Juneteenth. The Texas native grew up ...

The author and historian discussed her books, time at the College and the current civic climate for Black students.

Referred to as “Juneteenth,” June 19 is the day that enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free per President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which freed ...

In the historic Black neighborhood where I grew up in Dallas, a parade would roll off the lot of New Mount Zion Baptist Church on June 19, or the Saturday closest to it, and wend its way through a ...

A Black race expert who holds a Pulitzer Prize and has a new elementary school named in her honor took a trip to Montgomery, Texas, on Thursday to dedicate the institution. According to The Houston ...

Harvard has named Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard Law School professor Annette Gordon-Reed a University Professor, its highest faculty honor, administrators announced Tuesday. A world-renowned ...

A new Juneteenth mural in Galveston is located at the site of the issuance of General Order No. 3, which demanded “absolute equality” between enslaved Texans and former slave owners after the ...

Annette Gordon-Reed on Thursday made a sentimental journey to her home area. As the Pulitzer Prize winning historian entered a school named in her honor, she was stopped every few feet to shake hands ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. The historian Annette Gordon-Reed’s “On Juneteenth” is an unexpected book. She’s best known for her ...