These are 2 red drinks often consumed on Juneteenth.
What is hibiscus tea and/or strawberry sodas?
This date celebrates Juneteenth, which commemorates the last slaves in Texas gaining their freedom.
What is June 19th?
This amendment brought slavery to an end in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This person signed the law making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday.
Who is President Joe Biden?
Juneteenth food is a combination of these two cultural locations
What is the south and west africa?
The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law on this date.
What is June 17, 2021?
Juneteenth commemorates the day the Union arrived in this town and state to inform slaves of their emancipation from slavery.
What is Galveston, Texas?
This person issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is President Abraham Lincoln?
What is red velvet cake?
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed on this date.
What is January 1, 1863?
It was this many years after signing the Emancipation Proclamation when troops arrived in Galveston, TX to ensure that all enslaved people be freed.
What is 2 and 1/2 years?
This historic figure spoke these words "Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are. It's a celebration of progress...
Who is President Barack Obama?
This is the cultural reason that a Juneteenth menu might incorporate red items like barbecued ribs or other red meat, strawberries, watermelon, red hibiscus tea, and red velvet cake.
What is...Red symbolizes the bloodshed of enslaved ancestors, power, sacrifice, and transformation?
This date, including the year, was when the last state inhabitants were informed of their freedom.
What is June 19, 1865?
This is another name often used to commemorate Juneteenth.
What is Freedom Day/Emancipation Day/Jubilee Day?
This Union general and his troops arrived in Texas to enforce the end of slavery.
Who is General Gordon Granger?
This New Orleans chef is also known as the “Queen of Creole Cuisine” and has fed countless celebrities and notable guests.
Who is Leah Chase?
Before Juneteenth was federally recognized, Florida's Emancipation Day has been historically celebrated across the state for over 150 years on this date.
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The Juneteenth flag has these three colors used to symbolize "A new freedom," "A new people," and "A new horizon".
What is red, white, and blue?
She is known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," and notable for her quote "The fact is none of us are free till we're all free"
Who is Legendary activist Ms. Opal Lee?