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Caribbean Heritage
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This African American spiritual song came into being soon after the end of slavery that expressed the desire for equality and lifted the spirit of mankind.
What is “Oh Freedom”?
100
The colors of the Juneteenth Flag.
What is red, white and blue?
100
A civil rights leader and attorney, became the first African American elected to the Texas Senate in 1966, and the first woman and first African American elected to Congress from Texas in 1972.
Who is Barbara Jordan?
100
This Texas City is most closely associated with Juneteenth.
What is Galveston?
100
This month was established to create and disseminate knowledge about the contributions of Caribbean people in the United States.
What is Caribbean American Heritage Month?
200
This song was written and recorded in 1964 by Sam Cooke as a protest song to support the Civil Rights Movement.
What is “A Change is Gonna Come”?
200
How many states along with the District of Columbia recognize Juneteenth as either a state holiday or ceremonial holiday, or a day of observance?
What are 47 states?
200
An outspoken transgender rights activist reported to be one of the central figures of the historic Stonewall uprising of 1969. She who would cheekily tell people the "P" stood for "pay it no mind".
Who is Marsha P. Johnson?
200
Period of time when former slaves left Texas to find their family members and make their way in the United States.
What is “Scatter”?
200
The city where the largest population of Caribbean Americans reside.
What is New York City?
300
The artist of The song, “I wish I knew" (How it would feel to be free), that celebrated the strength of the Black community as it struggled against discrimination.
Who is Nina Simone?
300
What the Juneteenth flag colors represent.
What is a new freedom, a new people, and a new star?
300
A famous drag queen, actor, model, singer, songwriter, television personality, and author who since 2009, has produced and hosted a drag reality competition series.
Who is RuPaul?
300
The Freed people had difficulty celebrating the first anniversary of Juneteenth due to what?
What was due to Segregation Laws?
300
A reggae singer who said “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
Who is Bob Marley?
400
This song written by John Legend and Common for the movie “Selma” is viewed as a mirror of what’s happening in modern day America in spite of police shootings of unarmed black men that have led to protests across the country.
What is “Glory”?
400
What is the name of the designer of the Juneteenth flag?
Who is Ben Haith and/or Lisa J. Graf.?
400
A leader in the “Daugther of Bilitis”, the first lesbian civil/political rights organization in the US, she was frequently the only black women present at LGBTQ rights protests and was also involved in the black feminist movement of the 1970s. She viewed the fight for civil rights and LGBTQ rights as intrinsically linked.
Who is Ernestine Eckstein?
400
The three other names Juneteenth is celebrated or recognized under.
What are Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Emancipation Day?
400
Founded the Black AIDS Institute in 1999 to advocate for the treatment of black people with HIV and AIDS.
Who is Phil Wilson?
500
The name of the song adopted as the “Black National Anthem”.
What is “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by James Weldon Johnson?
500
The red, black, and green colors represent this in the Pan-African Flag.
What is red is for the blood, black is for the people, and green is for the natural wealth of the Motherland Africa?
500
Considered to be the “Grandfather of Vogue”, he was a dancer and choreographer with a dance style that he helped propel to the national stage. Vogueing, was introduced to the public in the award-winning 1990 documentary "Paris Is Burning," which he appeared in, and was popularized by Madonna's 1990 hit song "Vogue."
Who is Willi Ninja?
500
This March coincided with a strong resurgence of Juneteenth Celebrations and the Civil Rights Movement in the 50s and 60s?
What is The Poor People’s March?
500
An artist with a successful career in Cuba as a nightclub singer before moving to the US, where from the 1970s onwards she was known as the “Queen of Salsa Music.”
Who is Celia Cruz?