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Juneteenth honors the end of this period in the United States
What is slavery (or the enslavement period).
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This is the last state that enslaved people gained their freedom.
What is Texas?
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The Black Power Fist is an iconic symbol that represents this.
What are:
unity, strength, fight against racism and other forms oppression and discrimination, and empowerment.
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This president signed the legislation to end slavery and putting that into law.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
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This is the the Black National Anthem.
What is "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
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Juneteenth is two words that are put together. What are those words?
What are June and Nineteenth.
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Juneteenth honors the day a Union General informed enslaved people of their emancipation (freedom) from slavery. This event originally took place in this town.
What is Galveston, Texas?
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This former president stated this about Juneteenth: "Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are. It’s a celebration of progress. It’s an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible—and there is still so much work to do".
Who is Barack Obama?
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This woman, known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth", was 89 years old when she embarked on a journey from Texas to Washington D.C. (2.5 miles a day) to call attention to the 2.5 years that African Americans and Black People were enslaved after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
Who is Opal Lee?
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These foods and drinks all have one color in common, which is red, and red foods are served during Juneteenth to represent this.
What is strength and resilience?
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This document was signed on January 1st, 1863, declaring that all enslaved people in the Confederate Territory were to be freed.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
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This state was the last state to ratify (legalize) the 13th Amendment, officially marking the abolishment of slavery in the United States on March 13, 1995.
What is Mississippi?
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This document was announced and it stated that, "all slaves in Texas were free, marking the official end of slavery in the United States"
What is the General Order No. 3?
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This United States General announced the news of freedom to the enslaved people in Texas by order of the President.
Who is General Gordon Granger?
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Juneteenth is celebrated with various events which include these:
What are: parades, picnics, music festivals, historical reenactments, and community gatherings?
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Other than for enslaved people to be freed, this is another reason why Juneteenth is so important.
What is strength and power that Black and African American people had to fight for their freedom and equality?
Or
What is that Juneteenth is an opportunity to reflect on the past, honor the sacrifices made, and celebrate African American and Black culture and achievements despite the immense obstacles faced?
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With over 25,000 attendees, this large East Coast city holds the largest Juneteenth Festival in the United States.
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
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The Juneteenth Flag has a star in the middle of the flag and a white burst around the star and they both represent this.
What are the white star represents Texas, the Lone Star State and the white burst around the star represents a nova or a new star?
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Approximately how many enslaved African Americans were in the state of Texas when troops finally arrived with the news of emancipation.
What is approximately 250,000 enslaved African Americans?
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True or False: Juneteenth is a holiday that only Black and African American people can celebrate and enjoy?
What is False?: As a federal holiday that commemorates the freedom of enslaved African Americans, it is widely viewed as a day of liberation and a significant event in American history that everyone can recognize and honor.
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Other than enslaved people being freed, what is another reason why Juneteenth is so important?
What is strength and power that Black and African American people had to fight for their freedom and equality?
Or
What is that Juneteenth is an opportunity to reflect on the past, honor the sacrifices made, and celebrate African American and Black culture and achievements despite the immense obstacles faced?
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Name two states of the Confederate Territory that declared that enslaved people would be freed.
What are: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia (and possibly West Virginia).
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The Pan-African Flag is known for representing the people from Africa and part of the African Diaspora. Each color of the flag (red, black and green) represent each significant concept.
What is:
Red: the blood that unites all people of Black African ancestry, and shed for liberation
Black: for the people, whose existence as a nation, though not a nation-state, is affirmed by the existence of the flag
Green: the abundant and vibrant natural wealth of Africa, the Motherland
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This general surrendered at Appomattox, effectively ending the Civil War.
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
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Besides being known as Juneteenth, Juneteenth is also recognized as these other names:
What are: Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, Jubilee Day, and Black Independence Day