Blair L.M. Kelley, "Black Freedom: A Visual History of Juneteenth and Emancipation Days﻿" (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2026)

For more than 150 years, Black communities have gathered to honor freedom, resilience, and the ongoing struggle for true liberation. While Juneteenth has recently gained wider recognition, it was one of many Emancipation Day traditions celebrated across the United States. These observances were spaces of joy, remembrance, and resistance—even as the fight for full freedom was unfinished. Black…