Historical Facts
What year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?
What is 1863?
Which U.S President signed the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday?
Who is Joe Biden?
What was the name of Lauryn Hill’s only solo studio album?
What is The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?
Which artist released the song Formation, with lyrics addressing Black pride and culture?
Who is Beyoncé?
On what date was the last group of enslaved people in Texas informed they were free, marking Juneteenth?
What is June 19, 1865?
Which former slave became a leading figure in the Underground Railroad?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Which Beyoncé album featured the track “Freedom” featuring Kendrick Lamar?
What is Lemonade?
Name the artist behind “A Change Is Gonna Come.”
Who is Sam Cooke?
What state was the first to declare Juneteenth a state holiday?
What is Texas?
Who was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
What 1976 Stevie Wonder album won Album of the Year at the Grammys?
What is Songs in the Key of Life?
Say it loud—I’m Black and I’m proud” — Who sang this?
Who is James Brown?
In what year did Juneteenth become a federal holiday in the United States?
What is 2021?
Who was the prominent abolitionist who published The North Star newspaper?
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly was released in what year?
What is 2015?
“You make me feel like a natural woman” — Name the artist.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
What is a common symbol found on the official Juneteenth flag?
What is a bursting star?
What U.S. general delivered the order announcing freedom to enslaved people in Galveston, TX?
Who is General Gordon Granger?
Which album by Marvin Gaye includes the track “What’s Going On”?
What is What’s Going On?
Duke Ellington's classic song is titled "Take the ___ (2 words)"
What is the 'A Train'?