![]() ![]() The Current (TC): What do university students - and all of us - need to know about Juneteenth?Īnnette Gordon-Reed (AGR): They need to know that it was the day that General Gordon Granger, of the United States Army, announced that slavery was over in Texas. ![]() Prior to her arrival at on campus, Gordon-Reed answered three questions about Juneteenth: ![]() In addition, students will be invited to stay after the program for a special Q&A session with Gordon-Reed. Attendance is free for current UCSB students with valid ID. The presentation, part of UCSB Arts & Lectures’ “Justice for All” series, is also available via live stream to regular ticket holders. The event will be moderated by Black studies professor Jeffrey Stewart, also a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner. 10, at 7:30 p.m., Gordon-Reed will discuss Juneteenth - the day in 1865 when the end of legalized slavery in Texas was announced - and its importance to American history. Gordon-Reed’s new bestseller, “On Juneteenth,” weaves together history and heartfelt memoir to tell the sweeping story of Juneteenth and the larger fight for equality.Īppearing at UC Santa Barbara’s Campbell Hall Wednesday, Nov. She received a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for her 2008 book, “The Hemingses of Monticello,” and has been honored with a National Humanities Medal. Loeb University Professor at Harvard, is a leading voice on race and history in America. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed, the Carl M. ![]()
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