Juneteenth History
This date marks the annual celebration of Juneteenth.
What is June 19th?
This civil rights leader delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
This color is commonly associated with Juneteenth celebrations and symbolizes resilience and sacrifice.
What is red?
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This 1863 battle in Pennsylvania is often considered the turning point of the Civil War.
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
Juneteenth began in this state.
What is Texas?
This scientist developed over 300 uses for peanuts.
Who was George Washington Carver?
A popular Juneteenth beverage often made with strawberries or hibiscus is this.
What is red punch?
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ended school segregation.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This Southern state was the first to secede from the Union in 1860.
What is South Carolina?
This U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
She became the first Black woman elected Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
These events often feature music, food, and community gatherings during Juneteenth celebrations.
What are parades?
This activist refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who was Rosa Parks?
This Confederate general was nicknamed "Stonewall" after his steadfast defense at First Bull Run.
Who was Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
Juneteenth became a national holiday in this year.
What is 2021?
This athlete broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
This style of music, born from African American communities, is commonly featured at Juneteenth events.
What is jazz?
The Civil Rights Act was signed into law in this year.
What is 1964?
Signed in 1863, this proclamation declared enslaved people in Confederate-held territory to be free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This organization was founded in 1909 to fight racial discrimination.
What is the NAACP?
This Supreme Court Justice became the first Black woman appointed to the Court in 2022.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Juneteenth celebrations often include readings of this historic document that declared enslaved people free in Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The 382-day boycott of Montgomery's segregated buses successfully demonstrated the power of nonviolent, organized economic protest
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at this Virginia courthouse town in April 1865.
What is Appomattox Court House?