Slavery & The Civil War
These are the people that were against slavery in the North.
What are abolitionists?
This is the year in which the first Juneteenth celebration occured.
What is 1866?
After this influential civil rights leader was assassinated, Black leaders held events in Washington, D.C. to spread more awareness of the economic inequality in the states.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
These are the colors that are most commonly seen when celebrating Juneteenth.
What are the colors red, yellow, green, and black?
The tradition of eating this color food likely came from the enslaved Yoruba and Congo people brought to Texas in the 19th century, which represents power, sacrifice, and transformation in both of those cultures.
What is the color red?
This was the battle that preceded the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
These are the amendments that made it so that:
Slavery is outlawed.
All people born or naturalized in the United States are citizens.
All men, including Black men, can vote.
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
There were four civil rights leaders photographed during the presentation.
Who are Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and Angela Davis?
This symbol on the flag has two meanings, specifically in relation to Texas and freedom.
What is a star?
This Chicago-based center, which opens up on Juneteenth of this year, will feature several community spaces, including a museum dedicated to its namesake, an athletic center, an art collection, a new Chicago Public Library branch, and several outside attractions (i.e. gardens, wetland walk, plaza).
What is the Obama Presidential Center?
These were the most common jobs for Black people when joining the war efforts.
What are carpenters, cooks, and scouts?
These are the laws and codes that attempted to regress U.S. society back to forcing Black people into slavery. (i.e. limiting Black people to low-paying jobs, conducting literacy tests to prohibit Black people from voting, and segregating public spaces)
What are the Jim Crow Laws and Black Codes?
What is 1996?
This is the politician that stated:
"Every year we must remind successive generations that this event [caused] a series of events that one by one defines the challenges and responsibilities of successive generations."
Who is Al Edwards?
Naperville Neighbors United will celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 13 at this location.
Where is Rotary Hill?
This is the year in which Black men were allowed to join war efforts.
What is 1862?
This is the year in which Reconstruction ended.
What is 1877?
Who is Lula Briggs Galloway?
These are the names of the activist and the illustrator of the Juneteenth flag.
Who are Ben Haith and Lisa Jeanne Graf?
These are some Black-owned businesses in or near Naperville to support!
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What is Signature Slabs?
What is Jamrock BBQ Jerk?
The start and end points in time in which the Transatlantic Slave Trade occurred
What is the 1600's to the 1800's?
The Civil War ended prior to the delivery of General Order No. 3, which was communicated a specific amount of time afterwards.
What are two months?
This is a quote from Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, who campaigned for decades to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
What is, "It's not a White thing. It's not a Black thing. It's an American thing."?
This day, which was held on June 19th during the Civil Rights movement, gave new knowledge of the Juneteenth holiday to people and revitalizing the celebrations of it.
What is Solidarity Day?
These are some other places to check out in Chicago that will also celebrate Juneteenth!
What is the DuSable Black History Museum?
What is the Run Juneteenth 5K/10K/13.1?
What is the Beverly/Morgan Park Juneteenth Family Festival?