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On what day of the year is Juneteenth celebrated in the United States?
When is June 19th
The name of the country that celebrates Juneteenth.
What is The United States of America?
These acts of resistance showed enslaved people were brave and wanted freedom.
Answers may vary Rebellions, escapes and/or defiance
color is the bottom half of the Juneteenth flag
red
What day is Juneteenth?
June 19
What day of the week did Juneteenth fall on in this year
Friday
What is the name of the city in Texas where Union troops arrived to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation?
Where is Galveston?
This woman helped many enslaved people escape using the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
color of the top half of the Juneteenth flag
blue
What do people often bring to share when celebrating Juneteenth?
When did NEST+m’s K-12 Juneteenth Celebration take place in the courtyard this year?
When is June 12th 2026?
Where will NYC’s 16th Annual Juneteenth NYC Festival take place? (hint: borough in NYC)
Where is Brooklyn?
This man led one of the most famous slave rebellions in Virginia in 1831.
Who is Nat Turner
These many colors are on the Juneteenth flag (answer is a number)
3
People often say Juneteenth is about
Answers may vary Freedom and togetherness
400- When was the first official Juneteenth celebrated? (the year)
1866
Which state Juneteenth started in?
What is Texas
This abolitionist led a raid on Harpers Ferry to fight against slavery.
These three colors are often ASSOCIATED with Juneteenth (hint not completely the same as flag)
red, black, green
Reason it took so long for enslaved people to be freed (reason we need Juneteenth)
Answers may vary Enslavers in Texas refused to tell people they were free, and the Union Army had to arrive to enforce freedom.
When did Union troops arrive in Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation? (month, day & year)
When is June 19th, 1865?
Who (not a specific name but a role) announced freedom in Texas?
Who is A Union general
: Enslaved people looking for freedom often followed these tracks (keyword)
What is the Underground railroad? (notice: Not an actual railroad)
The three colors that are on the Juneteenth flag
Red, white and blue
Amount of years after the Emancipation Proclamation said enslaved people were free did Juneteenth occur
Will take 2 or 3 years (answer is 2 1/2 years)