Databases and the History of Juneteenth

Berkeley Branch • Monday, June 19 • 3:30 pm
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Celebrate Juneteenth by accessing historical databases and primary source materials to better understand the collective memory of Emancipation.

Staff will provide a guided introduction and exploration of historical documents and information to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans.

Database access is provided by the Ocean County Library.

Primary sources from the Library of Congress’s Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936 to 1938 collection will also be viewed.