Emancipation Proclamation
The year the Emancipation Proclamation was first issued.
What is 1862?
The day that union soldiers landed in Galveston, TX with news that the war had ended and to tell the slaves they were now free. It is now called “Juneteenth”
When is June 19, 1865?
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The percentage of soldiers who fought in the Union Army that were African American.
What is 10%?
Jazz, an African-American musical form born out of the blues, ragtime, and marching bands, was originated in this state in the 19th Century
Where is Louisiana?
The date the 13th amendment passed in Congress, officially abolishing the institution of slavery.
What is January 31, 1965?
The length of time after the Emancipation Proclamation that it took for slaves in Texas to learn that they had been freed.
What is two and half years?
The General who surrendered in April of 1865 at Appomattox Court House
Who is Robert E. Lee?
The earliest record of protests against slavery was by this group of people.
Who are the Quakers?
The Emancipation Proclamation applied to these types of states.
What are the Confederate States?
The date Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas
What is January 1, 1980?
He read the “General Order Number 3” to the people of Texas that informed them that the war was over and that all slaves were free.
Who is Major General Gordon Granger?
At the close of the Civil War, this name was given by the Plains Native Americans to African American soldiers, in both the cavalry and the infantry that served on the western frontier
Who are the Buffalo Soldiers?
Muhammad Ali was originally named after his father, who was named after this the 19th-century abolitionist and politician
Who is Cassius Marcellus Clay
This political party did not favor the anti-slave movement, Emancipation, or the Civil War in 1865.
What is the Democratic Party?
The city in Texas where a local Juneteenth organization bought Booker T. Washington Park, the site of Juneteenth celebrations since 1898
Where is Mexia, TX?
The Texas state legislator that led the efforts for Juneteenth to become an official state holiday.
Who is Al Edwards?
Onesimus, an African born in the late seventeenth century before landing in Boston, introduced America to this common medical procedure to save generations from Small Pox.
What is Inoculation/Vaccination?
This union victory provided the necessary proof to Lincoln’s cabinet that they could enforce the Proclamation.
What is the Battle of Antietam (aka Sharpsburg)?
**DAILY DOUBLE** **DAILY DOUBLE** The six flags that have flown over the state of Texas
What are Spain (1519-1821), France (1685-1690), Mexico (1821-1836), Republic of Texas (1836-1845), United States (1845 to 1861 and 1965 to present), Confederate States of America (1861-1865)
** Daily Double** **Daily Double** In 1996, this Congressman sponsored the first legislation to recognize “Juneteenth Independence Day in the House of Representatives
Who is Barbara Rose Collins?
An African-American man that escaped to the West during the Civil War and became a Deputy U.S. Marshal. He was known to be a master of disguise, traveled with a Native American friend, and rode a silver horse was believed to inspire this popular television show
What is the Lone Ranger?
The earliest recorded of protest against slavery by the Quakers was in this year.
What is 1688?