Juneteenth
Ralph ELLISON
1999, trade paperback reprint edition, Random House, NY. 368 pages. Novel by the famous Ellison, author of The Invisible Man. Here is one of the novels this famous American was working on before his death in 1994. "Juneteenth draws from many uniquely African-American tributaries: sermons, folk tales, the blues, the dozens, the swing and velocity of jazz."