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What date is Juneteenth on?
June 19th
What does Juneteenth represent?
The end of slavery.
What president ended slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the period after Juneteenth called?
The Scatter
What war was being fought to end slavery?
The Civil War
What year did Juneteenth start being celebrated?
1866
What documents was signed to end slavery?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Who went to Texas to inform them the slaves were free?
Major General Gordon Granger
What did the end of slavery start?
Segregation
What colors represent Juneteenth?
Red, Green and Black (Yellow is accepted too)
When does the history book say slavery ended?
January 1st, 1863
What state was last to free the slaves?
Texas
Who was the cause of Juneteeth becoming a federal holiday?
Opeli
What year was the last slaves know to have been set free?
1868
What is the name of the park bought by former slaves to celebrate Juneteenth?
Emancipation Park
When did slavery actually end?
June 19th, 1865
How long did it take slavery to end after the president signed it into law?
Two and a half years
What president sign Juneteenth Holiday into law?
Joe Biden
What state was first to make Juneteenth a holiday? What year?
Texas in 1979.
How many slaves were in the last group to be set free?
250,000
What year did Juneteenth become an American Holiday for all?
2021
What amendment ended slavery?
The 13th
Who brought the Juneteenth back to life?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
During what periods did Juneteenth stop being celebrated?
From the Jim Crow Era until the Civil Right Movement
Juneteenth was originally only celebrated in which state?
Texas