Juneteenth A
What does Juneteenth commemorate?
When all enslaved African Americans were told slavery had ended?
What year did Juneteenth become a National Holiday?
2021
What city is the International Civil Rights Museum located in?
Greensboro North Carolina
What college did the Greensboro Four Attend?
North Carolina A&T
Colors on the Juneteenth flag
Red Black and Green
What was the last state to free enslaved African American people?
Texas
What President made Juneteenth a National Holiday
Joe Biden
What was the International Civil Rights Museum previously?
A Woolworth Store
What was built to honor the Greensboro Four?
A Statue
Name one of the alternative titles that also represent Juneteenth.
What is Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, or Black Independence Day?
On what Date is Juneteenth celebrated?
June 19
What war was being fought when Juneteenth was announced?
The Civil War
Laws used to deny equal opportunity to African American ?
Jim Crow
What form of Protest did the Greensboro Four utilize?
Sit-Ins
What was the name of the Union General that announced the end of slavery in the United States?
Major General Gordon Granger
Who was the President of the United States when Juneteenth started?
Abraham Lincoln
Which Constitutional Amendment officially abolished chattel slavery in the United States?
The 13th amendment
A literacy test?
A reading test to prevent African Americans from voting
What did the Greensboro Four want to accomplish by protesting?
To end racial segregation and allow African Americans to eat at the lunch counter?
What are some of the events done to celebrate Juneteenth?
Concerts, parades, barbeques etc
What was the name of the Proclamation that freed enslaved African American people?
The Emancipation Proclaimation?
What Year did Juneteenth begin?
1865
Poll Tax
A fee that African Americans had to pay to prevent them from voting
What type of impact did the protesting have on the establishment?
Financial impact less customers went to the establishment
How many years has it been since Juneteenth started?
157 years?