Juneteenth Dates
The date we celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the last enslaved people in Texas gaining their freedom
(Month and day)
What is June 19th?
The last state where enslaved people were granted freedom
What is Texas?
The combination of words that make up the word Juneteenth.
What is June and Nineteenth?
This U.S. President signed the law making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Who is President Joe Biden?
The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, designating Juneteenth a federal holiday, was signed into law in this year.
What is 2021?
The last state to ratify the 13th amendment and legally abolish slavery.
What is Mississippi?
A revised red, white and blue flag honoring Juneteenth was introduced in 2000, with this symbol at the center of the flag
What is a star?
This U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is President Abraham Lincoln?
It was on January 1, 1863 that this proclamation was issued declaring that all enslaved people shall be free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This was the first state to recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday.
What is Texas?
This is what the holiday of Juneteenth is celebrating.
What is the enslaved people of Texas learning of their emancipation?
The president who spoke these words "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 despite the most painful parts of history. Change is possible - and there is still so much work to do"
Who is President Barack Obama?
The celebration of Juneteenth was revived during this movement
(1954 - 1968)
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
The city where activists began a campaign walk to Washington DC to make Juneteenth a national holiday.
What is Fort Worth, TX?
The Constitutional Amendment that officially abolished slavery in the United States
What is the 13th Amendment?
Referred to as the "grandmother of Juneteenth." She is known for spearheading the movement to make Juneteenth a national holiday.
Who is Opal Lee?
The year that slavery was officially abolished in the United States by Constitutional Amendment
What is 1865?
The name of the Texas park in Houston that was purchased in 1872 specifically for Juneteenth celebrations.
What is Emancipation Park?
Another name for the period of time after Juneteenth (post-emancipation) aimed at rebuilding and reforming the South while integrating formerly enslaved people into society.
What is the Reconstruction Era?
This famous 19th Century African American abolitionist, writer, and newspaper publisher said these words: "What to the Slave is Fourth of July?".
Who is Frederick Douglass?