Dates/Years
Juneteenth was created on this date
What is June 19, 1865?
What’s another name often used to commemorate Juneteenth?
What is Freedom Day/Emancipation Day/Jubilee Day?
This president played an important role in ending slavery?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This is the name of the official announcement that was made to the slaves on Juneteenth
What is General Order #3?
Juneteenth is a combination of the words “June” and “________”
What is 19?
The first Juneteenth celebration was held during this year
What is 1866?
What symbol is surrounding the main, center symbol of the official Juneteenth flag?
What is a burst?
This state is where Juneteenth was first celebrated
What is Texas?
This amendment was put in place to abolish slavery
What is the 13th amendment?
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the end of what
What is slavery?
What day of the week does Juneteenth fall on in the year 2022?
What is Sunday?
A revised red, white, and blue flag honoring Juneteenth was introduced in 2000. What symbol is at the center of the flag?
What is a star?
This Texas city is wheree Gordon Granger announce the end of slavery
What is Galveston?
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued during this year
What is 1862?
(The rebels did not end the fighting and rejoin the Union by January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states would be free.)
This flavor of soda is associated with celebrating Juneteenth
What is Strawberry soda?
This is the date the Center celebrated their 2022 Juneteenth Celebration
What June 17?
This color of soda pop and velvet cake which has become closely associated with Juneteenth celebrations.
What is red?
In February 2022, this state was last to to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday in
What is South Dakota?
This president signed a bill in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day on June 17, 2021
Who is President Joe Biden?
This Macbook company added Juneteenth as an official holiday on its calendar app in 2018
What is Apple?
How many million slaves were in the United States in 1860?
What is 3.9 million?
(Exactly 3,953,760)
What three other colors (besides red, white, and blue) are typically used to celebrate Juneteenth?
What is red, black, and green?
This individuals were the Union and the Confederate presidents that existed in the 1800s in the United States
Who are Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?
This order would attempt to allocate what is commonly known as "40 acres and a mule" to freedman following their emancipation
What is Special Field Orders No. 15?
(proclaimed by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman on January 16, 1865, during the American Civil War, to allot land to some freed families, in plots of land no larger than 40 acres)
This is the way you spell Juneteenth
What is J U N E T E E N T H?