JUNETEENTH 1
Juneteenth is the combination of what words?
What is June and nineteenth
The date the Emancipation Proclamation was final and issued on
What is January 1, 1863
(a Preliminary was issued September 22, 1862)
Juneteenth commemorates this
What is the end of slavery in the US
Is Juneteenth a national holiday?
Yes, but not in two states
What is the Lost Cause?
the myth that the Civil War was not about slavery, but about states' right
Where the holiday originated
What is Galveston, Texas
The President who issued the Emancipation of Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln
When Juneteenth became a Federal Holiday
What is June 2021. Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday since 1983 when Martin Luther King Jr. Day was approved.
Who named Juneteenth?
Who is Abraham Lincoln 1863
Who is responsible for creating the lost cause narrative (story)?
a Virginia man named Edward Pollard in 1866 (a book!)
Another name for Juneteenth
What is Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day.
The year the holiday became an official state holiday in Texas
1980
Which Constitutional Amendment officially abolished slavery across the United States?
13th amendment
Which US President signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday?
Joe Biden
Which region supported the idea of the lost cause?
south / confederacy
The number of years is took for the Emancipation of Proclamation to actually be enforced.
What is two and a half years
The design of the Juneteenth flag
What is half red and half blue with a white star in the middle
How many slaves were estimated to be in the United States in the early 1860s before slavery was outlawed?
4 million
What are the colors (3) for Juneteenth flag?
red white and blue
In the years following the Civil War, many Southerners believed they had been the victims of...
Northern aggression!
The main color associated with the Juneteenth holiday
What is RED; It symbolizes sacrifice and transition
Upon arrival, this specific individual announced that the slaves in Texas were free by order of the president of the United States
Who is General Gordon Granger
Which state was the first to recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday?
Texas
What was the emancipation proclamation?
The document (becomes law) that frees all slaves in the Confederacy
why did northerners accept the "lost cause"
to ensure the country would reunite and the south could retain its "honor"