Save the Date
Happy New Year! This is the date in 1863 when the Emancipation Proclamation that was signed by Abraham Lincoln went into effect.
January 1st, 1863
This color is seen at a Juneteenth party in the desserts, the décor and the drinks. It represents resilience and joy. Save me a slice of cake.
Red
It's a celebration!! Before we called Juneteenth, Juneteenth, formerly enslaved people in Galveston, Texas called the holiday this Day.
Jubilee Day
In the illustrated children's book The Juneteenth Cookbook, author Alliah Agostini shares history, activities and recipes including a few for this outdoor style of cooking
Barbeque
On April 9th, 1865 this Confederate General surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia which effectively ended the Civil War, paving the way for Juneteenth
Robert E. Lee
When attending a Juneteenth celebration, it's customary to wear Red, Black and/or this color
Green
This bureau officially called the Bureau of Refugees, Freedman, and Abandoned lands answered to call to help roughly 4 million people transition from enslavement to freedom and citizenship.
The Freedman's Bureau
Besides writing the Invisible Man, this author also wrote a novel narrative about Juneteenth and how two African American men navigate their black identity in the twentieth first-century
Ralph Ellison
This city in Texas has a 10 acre park called Emancipation Park that was created as a place for blacks to celebrate Juneteenth
Houston
This Prairie state first officially recognized Juneteenth National Freedom Day in 2003 urging it's people “to reflect on the suffering endured by early African-Americans and to celebrate the unique freedom and equality enjoyed by all State citizens today.”
Illinois
This dish isn't just for good luck on New Years; It's often served on Juneteenth as part of a Prosperity Plate with greens and smoked turkey or ham hocks. I like mine with a side of corn pudding.
Black Eyed Peas/Hopping john
For her decades of work marching across the country, leading petitions, and campaigning for Juneteenth to be a national holiday, Opal Lee the Grandmother of Juneteenth was awarded a 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom and was nominated for this award won by MLK and former President Obama
The Nobel Peace Prize
In the book, The Warmth of Other Suns author Isabel Wilkerson highlights this major historical event that had millions of African Americans moving north and bringing their Juneteenth celebrations/traditions with them.
The Great Migration/ The First and Second Great Migrations
On June 17th, 2021, Juneteenth became the newest federal holiday, following this January federal holiday created in 1983
Martin Luther King Jr. Day/ MLK Day
On Juneteenth, we move the green tea and snapple aside and drink this kind of red herbal tea instead.
Red Hibiscus Tea
The handwritten record known as General Order Number this, informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free on June 19th, 1865. It's a Magic Number
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William H. Higgins Jr.'s book titled "O Freedom! Afro-American Emancipation Celebrations" tells the history of how Juneteenth evolved from a local celebration to a national celebration. It even shares how the local Juneteenth parade in this city of Wisconsin celebrates with Black Cowboys riding down Martin Luther King Drive.
Milwaukee
This civil rights leader purposely planned the 1968 Poor People's March to coincide with the holiday Juneteenth; reviving it so participants could take the celebration back to their home states.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Mascogos also celebrate Juneteenth. Mascogos are the descendants of Black Seminoles who escaped slavery and settled in this Spanish speaking North American Country in 1852.
Mexico
The first Juneteenth celebrations were in this state where everything is BIGGER
Texas
In the US Congressional Juneteenth Fact Sheet, Juneteenth's various alternative names are listed including Emancipation Day, Freedom Day and this, the holiday's official title by legislative statue.
Juneteenth National Independence Day
Juneteenth is a time for sharing lost stories and lost histories. The anthology Four Hundred Souls edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain, gathers over 90 writers to give the collective history of African Americans starting from this year and ending 400 years later in 2019.
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