In recognition of Juneteenth, ODU Libraries offer diverse perspectives on the history of slavery, the Civil War, Emancipation, Reconstruction, and abolitionist activism across the United States through a curated list of books and other materials - compiled from the Libraries' available resources.
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, A Black Family Keepsake by 
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by 
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf by 
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by 
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by 
I'm Still Here by 
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by 
Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route by 
A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by 
The Oxford Handbook of Slavery in the Americas by 
Remembering Slavery: African Americans Talk About Their Personal Experiences of Slavery and Freedom by 
Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow by 
Sweet Taste of Liberty: A true Story of Slavery and Restitution in America by 
The Underground Railroad by 
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by 
Without Consent or Contract: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery by 
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by 
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by 
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by 
