Juneteenth and Pride

Torri Kellough

 

During the month of June, CSN Libraries is spotlighting its resources about Juneteenth, a day of remembrance and commemoration of emancipation. Learn more about Galveston, Texas – The Birthplace of Juneteenth or peruse the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Juneteenth Digital Toolkit

Also, in recognition of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, CSN Libraries encourages everyone to explore the print and electronic materials that share the history, activism, and present-day activities of the LGBTQ+ community. Learn more about the events at the Stonewall Inn from the Library of Congress and check out local Pride events in the Las Vegas area. See items of note highlighted below.

On Junteenth book cover

Title: On Juneteenth

Author: Annette Gordon-Reed

Location: Available at all CSN Libraries (Call Number: E185.93.T4 G67 2021)

Summary: Chronicles the origin and history of Juneteenth.

 

Junteenth Cookbook book cover

Title: Watermelon & Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations

Author: Nicole A. Taylor

Location: Charleston campus library (Call Number: E185.93.T4 G67 2021)

Summary: Chronicles the origin and history of Juneteenth.

 

Slavery and the Making of America film cover

Title: Slavery and the Making of America

Producer: PBS

Location: Kanopy database

Summary: Documentary series on the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies through the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction.

 

Stonewall Uprising film cover

Title: Stonewall Uprising

Producer: PBS

Location: Films on Demand database

Summary: Documentary film that chronicles the events that began on June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village, New York City that propelled a worldwide civil rights movement.

 

Law and the Gay Rights Story book cover

Title: Law and the Gay Rights Story: The Long Search for Equal Justice in a Divided Democracy

Author: Walter Frank

Location: ProQuest Ebook Central database

Location: West Charleston and North Las Vegas campus libraries (Call Number: KF4754.5. F73 2014)

Summary: Layers the actions of activist with critical court cases in the struggle for gay rights.

 

NY Times Issue book cover

Title: New York Times on Gay and Lesbian Issues

Author: Susan Burgess

Location: Sage Knowledge database

Summary: Highlights the New York Times coverage of LGBTQ+ issues in the United States from 1851-2010.