{"product_id":"free-at-last-a-juneteenth-poem","title":"Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter 300 years of forced bondage;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehands bound, descendants of Africa\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epicked up their souls--all that they owned--\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eleaving shackles where they fell on the ground,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eheaded for the nearest resting place to be found\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeeply emotional, evocative free verse by poet and activist Sojourner Kincaid Rolle traces the solemnity and celebration of Juneteenth from its 1865 origins in Galveston, Texas to contemporary observances all over the United States. This is an ode to the strength of Black Americans and a call to remember and honor a holiday whose importance reverberates far beyond the borders of Texas.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Asè Book Boutique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41706907861188,"sku":"","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/7834\/7972\/products\/free.gif?v=1658946456","url":"https:\/\/www.thehomeplaceinstitute.com\/products\/free-at-last-a-juneteenth-poem","provider":"Asè Book Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}