Emancipation Proclamation
Which US president issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is President Abraham Lincoln
The length of time after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed that it took for slaves in Texas to learn that they had been freed
What is two and a half years
This general arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved African-Americans of their freedom and that the Civil War had ended.
Who is Major General Gordon Granger
The number of states (including the District of Columbia) that recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday?
What is 47 states
This color is often associated with Juneteenth celebrations due to its “symbolic representation of ingenuity and resilience in bondage”
What is the color red
The year the Emancipation Proclamation was issued
What is 1863
**Daily Double** The city in Texas where a local Juneteenth organization bought Booker T. Washington Park, the site of Juneteenth celebrations since 1898
What is Mexia, TX
One of the earliest documented land purchases in the name of Juneteenth was organized by this reverend
Who is Rev. Jack Yates
The name of the post-emancipation period that occurred between 1865 and 1877
What is Reconstruction
The Emancipation Proclamation only applied to these types of states
What are Confederate states
During this year, Texas became the first state to designate Juneteenth as a holiday
What is 1980
Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas through the efforts of this African American state legislator
Who is Al Edwards
In 2019, this state became the most recent state to declare Juneteenth a state holiday
What is New Hampshire
The name associated with the eve of January 1, 1863, a night during which enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all across the country awaiting news that the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect.
What is Freedom's Eve
After the Civil War came to a close in the spring of 1865, General Granger’s arrival in Galveston in June signaled freedom for how many enslaved people in Texas?
What is 250,000
In 1996, this Congressman sponsored the first legislation to recognize “Juneteenth Independence Day in the House of Representatives
Who is Barbara Rose Collins
**Daily Double** In 1968, due to this event that occurred in Washington DC, celebration of Juneteenth saw a strong resurgence
What is the Poor People's March