To mark Juneteenth, here are poems by Gwendolyn Brooks and Lucille Clifton celebrating Blackness.
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Gwendolyn Brooks’ Primer for Juneteenth
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Song Born from Newly Freed Throats
Tyehimba Jess’s “Fisk Jubilee Proclamation” highlights the power of song to relive history and celebrate freedom.
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Juneteenth & Freedom’s Challenges
Rolle’s poem about Juneteenth makes it clear that freedom, no less than fighting for freedom, is hard
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