On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon‑Reed blends history, memoir, and family narrative to trace the long road to Juneteenth, from its origins in Texas to the enduring struggle for Black freedom and equality. Drawing on personal experience and historical insight, Gordon‑Reed centers African Americans in the Texas story and reveals how slavery and racial injustice shaped both the state and the nation. These themes resonate with The Occupied City: New York and the American Revolution, an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York that examines freedom, unfreedom, and the Revolutionary era’s lasting impact on American life. 152 pages. 2.31 pounds. 4.8 x 0.7 x 7.6 inches.