Abraham Lincoln
What president was Abraham Lincoln?
The 16th president
How did Juneteenth become a holiday?
Wide celebrations of the end of slavery
Who was the general that informed Texas about slavery ending?
Major General Gordon Granger
Why was General Gordon Granger's order significant to Texans?
It officially informed all Texans that all slaves were free.
Approximately how many slaves were freed in 1865?
App. 4 Million
How many states consider Juneteenth to be a federal holiday?
47 states
How long did slavery last?
246 years
The year the Emancipation Proclamation passed?
1863
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis