The History of Juneteenth
Juneteenth Flag
Juneteeth Jewels
The Civil War
Miscellaneous Black History
100
The day Juneteenth is celebrated on each year.
What is June 19th?
100
The three colors on the Juneteenth flag.
What are red, white, and blue?
(The colors were meant to convey the message that all enslaved people and their descendants are American)
100
A black American man who was a social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman, known for his autobiographies. Born a slave, he became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
100
The name of the official statement that declared the slaves in Confederate States free in 1863.
What is The Emancipation Proclamation?
100
The number of enslaved people in the state of Texas at the time General Granger announced General Order No.3
Approximately 250,000 enslaved people were in the state of Texas at the time General Granger came to announce General Oder No.3
200
The event that Juneteenth marks.
What is the end of slavery?
(Specifically it marks the day in 1865 (June 19, 1865) that the army announced in Galveston Bay, Texas that the slaves were free by executive decree)
200
This general order was issued by Union General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865 in Galveston Texas to declare all enslaved people free.
What is General Order No. 3
This announcement came 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863.
200
The black woman best known as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. She led hundreds of enslaved people north through its routes and network of safe houses. Once the Civil War started in 1861, she also used her skills as a spy and expedition leader for the Union Army.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
200
The president that issued The Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is President Abraham Lincoln?
200
The landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
300
The original name for Juneteenth.
What is Jubilee Day?
(This name was used until the 1890s)
300
The meaning of the five-point star in the middle of the flag.
What is it refers to Texas (nicknamed the "Lone Star state"), the last state to receive the notice of the end of slavery?
300
The first state to declare Juneteenth a state holiday and in what year?
Texas, in 1980
300
The year the Confederates surrendered, officially ending the Civil War.
What is 1865?
300
This major tech company was among the first to include Juneteenth in its calendar
What is Apple
400
Juneteenth celebrates more than freedom. Name a few others.
Juneteenth celebrates freedom, African American culture, history, achievements and progress, just to name a few.
400
The symbolism of the arc across the middle of the flag.
What is the new horizon of opportunity for black people?
400
The General who brought the news to declare the enslaved people in Texas were free.
General Gordon Granger
400
The U.S. president who signed the executive order making Juneteenth a federal holiday
President Joe Biden
400
In 1865, this constitutionally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, except as punishment for a crime.
What is the 13th amendment?
500
The year Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday.
What is 2021? (June 17, 2021)
500
The year that activist Ben Haith (also known as "Boston Ben") designed the Juneteenth Flag.
What is 1997?
(The date was added in 2007)
500
What food do people traditionally eat on Juneteenth?
Red foods like watermelon, red velvet cake, hibiscus tea, strawberries, strawberry soda, and BBQ ribs, represent both the bloodshed of enslaved ancestors and their incredible resilience, power and transformation.
500
The number of slaves officially freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
What is more than 3.5 million?
500
On New Year's Eve night of December 31, 1862, enslaved and free African Americans gathered, many in secret, to ring in the new year and await news that the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect.
What is this occasion called?
The occasion is known as Watch Night or “Freedom's Eve”.
Today, Watch Night is an annual New Year’s Eve tradition that includes the memory of slavery and freedom, reflections on faith, and celebration of community and strength. It typically involves prayer, worship, and reflection on the past year.