Leaders
This civil rights leader delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This color on the Juneteenth flag represents a new beginning and a bright future.
What is blue?
This poet wrote Still I Rise and Phenomenal Woman.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This musical genre originated in African American communities in the Deep South.
What is Blues?
Juneteenth is celebrated each year on this date.
What is June 19?
This abolitionist escaped slavery and led others to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This Juneteenth symbol features a bursting star representing freedom for all enslaved people.
What is the Juneteenth flag?
This former First Lady launched the "Let's Move!" campaign.
Who is Michelle Obama?
This holiday celebrates African American culture and is observed from December 26 to January 1.
What is Kwanzaa?
President Abraham Lincoln issued this proclamation in 1863.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This Rochester, NY abolitionist published The North Star newspaper.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This color, commonly featured in Juneteenth celebrations, represents the blood, sacrifice, and resilience of enslaved Africans and their descendants.
What is red?
This tennis champion has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Who is Serena Williams?
This historically Black university in Atlanta counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.
What is Morehouse College?
For more than 150 years, this state has been recognized as the birthplace of Juneteenth celebrations.
What is Texas?
This congresswoman from New York became the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This broken object is often used as a symbol of freedom from bondage.
What are broken chains?
This journalist and anti-lynching activist exposed racial violence in America.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
This author wrote Beloved and became the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in this year.
What is 2021?
This activist and scholar coined the term "intersectionality."
Who is Kimberlé Crenshaw?
The date June 19, 1865 marks the arrival of Union troops in this Texas city.
What is Galveston, Texas?
This NASA mathematician's work was featured in the movie Hidden Figures.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This 2008 event marked a historic first in U.S. presidential elections.
What was the election of Barack Obama as the first Black president of the United States?
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially abolished slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?