Juneteenth
Signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln
Denmark Vessey gained his freedom in 1799 by playing what game and winning the cash prize?
What is the lottery?
In 1905 the person founded the Chicago Defender weekly newspaper, which led the way for Ebony, Essence, Black Enterprise, and Upscale Magazine
Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Top selling black musician of all time
Who is Michael Jackson
How many states observe Juneteenth as a state holiday or special day of observance
What is 47
This person served as the 8th President and CEO of Metropolitan Family Services from 1998-2011
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In 1958, this person become the NHL's first Black Player
Who is Willie O'Ree
Known as the Queen of Soul
Who is Aretha Franklin
What state was the first to establish Juneteenth as a state holiday
What is Texas in 1980
The city where the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter happened
What is Greensboro, North Carolina
Teacher who lost her job due to a lawsuit against her for refusing to give up her seat in a railroad car marked "Whites Only"
Who is Ida B Wells
This person was credited with throwing the first hip-hop party in 1973 which birthed the hip-hop culture
Who is DJ Kool Herc
The city General Gordon Granger and his troops traveled to announce that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree.
What is Galveston, Texas
This state has the most black institutions of higher learning?
What is Georgia
An African-American firehouse company in Chicago during the 1870's is credited with inventing the following device to allow firefighters to respond to a call much faster?
What is the fire pole?
The month recognized as African American Music Appreciation Month (Black Music Month) by Jimmy Carter in 1979
What is June
Influenced many genres such as blues, jazz, rock n roll, gospel, R&B
What year did Apple add Juneteenth to its calendars in IOS under United States holidays
What is 2018
The DuSable Museum of African-American History located in Chicago, IL was founded by this artist
Who is Dr. Margaret Burroughs
The first African American to have his likeness protrayed on a U.S. postage stamp
Who is Booker T. Washington
The most sampled artist of all time
Who is James Brown