While positive history is brought to light, the negative truths were pushed aside, says Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed. A MacArthur Genius and the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize for History, Annette is one of the integral voices who brought Juneteenth into the national conversation. Her book about this profound day, On Juneteenth, is a powerful, essential work of history that weaves together America’s past with a personal memoir. In this exclusive clip, Annette shares how so many uncomfortable truths within American history were purposefully pushed aside and so much backlash exists towards the truth. To Annette, the key to moving past this is simple. Instead of identifying with people's race, you should "identify with people whose spirit and character you feel connected to," she says.

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