On juneteenth author gordon reed5/27/2023 ![]() “I think it will be good for the country to have a day to reflect on slavery and the end of slavery,” Gordon-Reed said. When President Joe Biden finally signed into law a bill that established Juneteenth as a federal holiday-the culmination of a decades-long effort-Gordon-Reed was among those invited to witness the historic moment. It quickly became a New York Times bestseller, was featured on the magazine’s 100 Notable Books list, and chosen as one of its the top five non-fiction books of the year. Her latest book, On Juneteenth, sets out to capture the integral importance of the holiday to American history. Loeb University Professor at Harvard Law School, and the award-winning author of six books. Annette Gordon-Reed is a Professor of History in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, the Carl M. ![]()
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