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Likes ice cream, purple, and books
Who is Ms. Kim
Juneteenth is short for
What is June Nineteenth
A writer and social critic, perhaps best known for his 1955 collection of essays, "Notes of a Native Son," and his groundbreaking 1956 novel, "Giovanni's Room"
Who is James Baldwin
The president issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln
She is said to have inspired other up-and-coming stars including Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and Little Richard. Often called “The Godmother of Rock and Roll."
Who is Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Full of old man jokes, some funnier than others. He also likes to go on about his babies mother
Who is Michael Pugh
Juneteenth is also known as
What is Jubilee Day
LGBTQ and civil rights activist best known for being a key adviser to Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is Bayard Rustin
The earliest recorded protest against slavery was by this group of people
Who are the Quakers
The "Queen of Salsa" and known for hits like "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" and "La Vida es un Carnaval," was one of the most iconic artists of the 20th century.
Who is Celia Cruz
She likes for things to be decent and in order. Rearranging is her strong suit and she's definitely no hoarder
Who is Christina Carr
The length of time after the Emancipation Proclamation that it took for slaves in Texas to learn that they had been freed
How long is two and a half years
Visual artist born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, to Haitian and Puerto Rican parents. Died at the age of 27.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat
The state legislator that led the efforts for Juneteenth to become an official state holiday
Who is Al Edwards
This genre evolved most directly from the rhythm and blues of the 1940s and ’50s, both of which the record industry categorized as “race music” at the time.
What is Rock ‘n’ roll
Father of 3, Joined us from Real Page. Also has experience on the stage
Who is Jariel Lewis
The Texas city federal troops arrived in to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed
Where is Galveston, Texas
She was known as the patron at Stonewall Inn who initiated resistance on the night the police raided the bar and played a vital part in the fight for civil rights for the LGBT community in New York.
Who is Marsha P. Johnson
The state legislator that led the efforts for Juneteenth to become an official state holiday
Who is Al Edwards
Nominated for the Country Music Association's Most Promising Newcomer Award in 1983 (four decades after he started performing country professionally), he recorded four country music albums between 1962 and 1970.
Who is Ray Charles
Texas native, likes karaoke, their maiden name is Owens
Who is Achanti
The date Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas
When is January 1, 1980
Best known for her film breakthrough in Spike Lee's comedy-drama Do the Right Thing. And went on to star in the cult classic White Men Can’t Jump alongside Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson.
Who is Rosie Perez
By the time the United States became involved in the slave trade, it had been underway for
How long is two hundred years
Revolutionary rap group has songs, "Fight The Power," and "Rebel Without A Pause."