An excellent reflection on the historical events surrounding Juneteenth and the author's personal experience growing up black in Texas during the Civil Rights movement. This book was so well written and engaging and jam-packed with really important information about the history and sociology of Texas and of this country. Anyone looking to learn more about our newest and long overdue federal holiday should pick this up—it's a quick, easy, poignant read that truly expanded my understanding. (As an aside, I would just like to add: making Juneteenth a national holiday skips over many of the more essential things that should be done for the black community in this country, including reparations, addressing the prison pipeline and other issues incarcerated black people face, and also simply not having our police murder unarmed black people in the streets).

My only qualm with it was that at times it felt a bit rushed, as though it needed to be published just in time for this moment in history, and parts felt like they could have been expanded on a bit more. Definitely recommend this to all and can't wait to read the author's writings on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings—that sounds pretty fucked up and juicy as hell! She's brilliant and I am sure she has astounding things to say.