Is Your Company Observing Juneteenth? Here’s How We’re Celebrating and Honoring the Day
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when Union troops carried out federal orders in Galveston, Texas ensuring that the last remaining enslaved persons in the Confederacy were free.
In recognition of the holiday, we have curated an array of relevant resources, readings, and films that offer important context about race in America, the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the evolution of racism as a persistent and systemic part of American history.
We hope this information is helpful as you plan your Juneteenth commemoration this year.
– The VOX Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practice Group
Read
- The 1619 Project, The New York Times (Nikole Hannah-Jones)
- The Case for Reparations, The Atlantic (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
- A Report from Occupied Territory, The Nation (James Baldwin)
- Letter from a Birmingham Jail (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
For more books and other recommended reading, see this reading list on race for allies that want to do better from WBUR.
Watch
- Harriet (Amazon Prime)
- 13th (YouTube, Netflix)
- Just Mercy (Amazon Prime)
- Explained – The Racial Wealth Gap (YouTube, Netflix)
- The Untold Story of Emmet Till (Amazon Prime)
- I Am Not Your Negro (Amazon Prime)
- Do the Right Thing (Amazon Prime)
For more options, see this selection of movies curated by Vox.com, including The Hate You Give, which may be particularly relevant for those with children.
Experience (Virtually or in Person)
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH
- National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, TN
- Underground Railroad Trail & Hikes, Maryland
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