Dates & Numbers to Remember
The year when General Granger informed slaves of their freedom.
What is 1865?
Famous civil rights leader known for activism in making June 19th a state holiday in Texas and is widely known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth".
Who is Opal Lee?
Juneteenth is also know by other main holiday names.
What is Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Black National Independence Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, or Emancipation Day?
What is the American flag?
This classic, slow-cooked American staple is arguably the most common main dish served at Juneteenth cookouts.
What is barbecue?
The year when Juneteenth became a federal holiday.
What is 2021?
Activist Opal Lee walked from Fort Worth to what city in a campaign to make Juneteenth a national holiday.
What is Washington, D. C.?
Sometimes called the "Black National Anthem," this historical hymn written by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson is often sung at Juneteenth events.
What is "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
The white star in the center of the Juneteenth flag has this specific number of points.
What is five?
The city that hosts the oldest and longest-running annual Juneteenth celebration in the country outside of Texas.
What is Milwaukee, Wisconsin?
The length of time after the Emancipation Proclamation was General Granger's order issued.
The prominent Black figure gave a speech entitled "The Proclamation and the Negro Army" at Cooper Union in response to the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This period of mass mobility and social change occurred immediately after emancipation as newly freed people traveled to search for lost family members.
What is "The Scatter"?
What are the state of Texas and the freedom of enslaved people in all 50 states?
President Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation outlawed slavery in all Rebel States two colonial states continued to practice slavery until 1865.
What are Delaware and Kentucky?
The year when the Juneteenth Flag was created.
What is 1997?
The name of the Texas park purchased in 1872 to be used as a Juneteenth celebration site.
What is Emancipation Park?
The activist and educator, who founded the Tuskegee Institute, hosts what is widely considered the site of the longest-running, continuous Juneteenth celebration.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
The arching lines (Arc) that spans across the Juneteenth flag represents this concept form formerly enslaved people.
What is a new horizon, new freedom , or new beginning?
Often served with black-eyed peas, this food is traditionally eaten on Juneteenth to symbolize good fortune and prosperity.
What are collard greens?
The number for General Granger's order issued in Texas on the first Juneteenth.
What is Three -- General Order No. 3?
One of the companies began offering Juneteenth as a paid company holiday before it was officially signed into federal law.
Who is Apple, Nike, Target, Uber, Google, Adobe, Lyft, Spotify, Zillow, Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, Best Buy, or Twitter? (Any one of these answers will be appropriate)
The celebrated African American author wrote a famous novel titled Juneteenth, which was published posthumously in 1999.
Who is Ralph Ellison?
This former Texas state representative led the decade-long legislative effort to make Juneteenth an official state holiday in Texas.
Who is Al Edwards?
Despite the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery nationwide in 1865, this US state delayed ratification until 1995 (and did not officially certify it until 2013).
What is Mississippi?