History
The name of the executive order that abolished slavery in the United States
Emancipation Proclamation
The first African American President of the United States
Barack Obama
The name of the Black National Anthem
Lift every voice and sing
The name of the Constitutional Amendment that officially abolished slavery across the United States
The 13th Amendment
This woman escaped slavery and then helped hundreds of others to freedom through the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
The Michael Jackson Song that encouraged people to make a change and create a better world
Heal the world
The President who signed The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
Joe Biden
Carol stokes was the first African American Mayor to be elected in this city
Cleveland Ohio
This artists song "Respect" encourages women to demand respect and equality
Aretha Franklin
The number of states that were excluded during the Emancipation Proclamation
5 states ( Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee)
The First African American to win a Nobel Peace Prize
Ralph J. Bunche
This song by Sam Cooke became an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement
A change is gonna come
This General announced all slaves were free in 1865
Major General Gordon Granger
This Woman was the first African American to be elected to congress in 1968
Shirley Anita Chisholm