MUSIC
This is the the Black National Anthem
What is "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
This date celebrates Juneteenth, which commemorates the last slaves in Texas gaining their freedom.
What is June 19th?
What is the name of the Black American Staple plate
Soul Food
This traditional Black American dance includes stomping and clapping
Stepping
It was on January 1, 1863 that this proclamation was issued declaring that all persons held as slaves shall be free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
What are 3 different ingredients people put in their grits?
Hint: We argue about which tastes better
Salt & Pepper, Cheese, or Sugar
This genre of music, rooted in Black American spirituals, is often performed during Juneteenth
Gospel music
This is the last state where slaves gained their freedom.
TEXAS
What traditional Juneteenth dessert features a sweet, spiced filling made from a root vegetable that enslaved people used as a substitute for African yams?
Sweet Potato Pie
What 1964 anthem by Sam Cooke was written after he was turned away from a whites-only motel in Louisiana and became an enduring civil rights standard? [1]
What is "A Change is Gonna Come"?
The Juneteenth Flag is represented by these colors.
RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
Collard greens are a must-have side dish on Juneteenth. What do greens specifically symbolize for the year ahead?
Financial prosperity and wealth.
This song encapsulates the Civil Rights Movement and is commonly referred to as its theme song
What is "We Shall Overcome"?
This person signed the law making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday.
Why are red foods, like strawberry soda, red velvet cake, and hibiscus tea, traditionally consumed on Juneteenth
Red symbolizes the blood shed by ancestors, resilience, and the spiritual continuation of West African traditions like the Yoruba ashe