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This historic New Orleans location is known as the birthplace of jazz and was one of the few places enslaved Africans could gather, dance, and preserve cultural traditions.
What is Congo Square?
This man became the first Black President of the United States in 2009.
Who is Barack Obama?
Although it is not a Coach, Prada, or Chanel, this type of bag is needed if you want somebody to Spend That Ish.
What is Goyard?
Known as the "Moses of Her People," she escaped slavery and returned multiple times to help others gain their freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Juneteenth is celebrated every year on this date.
What is June 19th?
This New Orleans celebration features brass bands, dancing in the streets, and community members "following the band" because it is not the First Line
What is a Second Line?
This woman became the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
"I put your picture on my mirror
Start to blush when somebody says your name
In my stomach, there's a pain
See you walk in my direction, I go the other way..."
What is I start to stutter when I speak
Try to stand but my knees go weak, baby
What's happening to me?
In the dark, can you tell me what it means?
Refusing to give up her bus seat in 1955, this woman helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Juneteenth celebrates the end of this institution in the United States.
What is slavery?
These cultural groups, known for their elaborate handmade suits of beads and feathers, chant and parade through New Orleans neighborhoods especially during Mardi Gras or Super Sunday.
Who are the Mardi Gras Indians/Black Masking Indians?
First Black woman Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
"I know I didn't have to walk away...All I had to do was ask for space...I'm telling you, "be on your way"...When I told you to fall back"
What is "so can you come pick up your clothes, I have them folded?"
This civil rights leader delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Used in Black liberation movements, the Pan-American flag uses theses colors.
What are red, black, and green?
This New Orleans neighborhood is considered the birthplace of many legendary musicians and is the United States oldest black neighborhood.
What is Tremé?
Often known as "Teedy", she became the first black woman mayor of New Orleans?
Who is Latoya Cantrell?
"Man, I got _______ hatin' on me 'cause I'm hotter than the sun, Got _____ hatin' on me 'cause I ain't never sprung, _____ hatin' on me 'cause I'm colder than y'all, And I will never, I will never, I will never _____"
What are Summer, Spring, Winter, & Fall ?
At just six years old, this New Orleans student became a symbol of school integration when she attended an all-white elementary school in 1960.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
In 2021, Juneteenth became an official U.S. holiday when it was signed into law by this President.
Who is Joe Biden?
Even though a made up animal is their mascot, this New Orleans school prides itself on became the first public high school for African Americans in the city
What is What is McDonogh 35
Known by the nickname "Dutch," this civil rights attorney and judge became New Orleans' first Black mayor.
Who is Ernest N. Morial?
The Negro National Anthem is titled this.
What is Lift Every Voice & Sing?
This New Orleans civil rights leader helped organize sit-ins, voter registration drives, and desegregation efforts throughout the city during the Civil Rights Movement. Today, a major boulevard in New Orleans bears her name.
Who is Oretha Castle Haley?
This U.S. state was the last to receive news that enslaved people had been freed, leading to the Juneteenth celebration.
What is Texas?