{"id":5032,"date":"2025-06-18T11:49:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T15:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/?p=5032"},"modified":"2025-06-18T11:49:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T15:49:25","slug":"juneteenth-representation-at-the-university-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/2025\/06\/juneteenth-representation-at-the-university-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Juneteenth \u2013 Representation at the University Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The observance of Juneteenth is one that honors the African American community throughout the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/End_of_slavery_in_the_United_States\">ending of the American Civil War and the termination of slavery<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span> The designation for this tribute was first introduced during the 1890s in recognition of the State of Texas having accepted the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on June 19, 1865.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5035\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/files\/2025\/06\/Juneteenth-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"101\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Included among the informational resources that we have available for our research community include the following selections . . .<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/library.shu.edu\/afam\"><strong>Africana Studies (Research Guide)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ebsco.com\/c\/dq7v4l\/search\/results?q=%22juneteenth%22&amp;autocorrect=y\"><strong>Juneteenth \u2013 SHU Search<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/shu.locate.ebsco.com\/search?query=juneteenth&amp;option=keyword&amp;facets=sourceTypes%5B%5D%3Dbook\"><strong>Juneteenth &#8211; SHU Book Collection<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.juneteenth.com\/\"><strong>Juneteenth (Commemoration Homepage)<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For additional information please feel free to contact us via e-mail via the\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/library.shu.edu\/home\">University Libraries Homepage<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5036\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/libraries\/files\/2025\/06\/Juneteenth-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"149\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The observance of Juneteenth is one that honors the African American community throughout the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the\u00a0ending of the American Civil War and the termination of slavery. 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