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The date we celebrate Juneteenth

What is June 19th?

100

This was the first state to recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday

What is Texas?

100

This amendment brought slavery to an end

What is the 13th Amendment?

100

This song was first recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967 and hoped to reduce racial and societal strife across the United States.

What is "Its a Wonderful World"?

200

After over 150 years as an unofficial holiday, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed and declared Juneteenth as a federal holiday in what year?

What is 2021?

200

Mississippi was the last state to ratify the 13th Amendment in this year

What is 1995?

200

Many people to this day, during Juneteenth celebrations, pay homage to the blood spilled during slavery by drinking this type of drink?

What is Strawberry Soda/Red drinks?

200

On June 7, 1979, President Jimmy Carter hosted the first ever and announced June as the month of what?

What is Black Music Month?

300

This presidential statement declared all persons held as slaves "henceforth and forever free" in 1863.

What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

300

The city with the largest Juneteenth Festival

What is Philadelphia, PA?

300

These three themes are represented by the Juneteenth Flag 

What is "A new freedom," "A new people," and "A new horizon"?

300

Who is considered the 'Father or Rock n 'Roll'

Who is Chuck Berry?

400

A quarter of a million people rallied in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963, for this event.

What is the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

400

One of the world's oldest independent African American museums - the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History - is located in this city?

What is Detroit, MI?

400

This was the first location where the Juneteenth Decree proclaimed freedom to all enslaved people

What is Galveston Bay, TX?

400

Known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," this person is known for their quote "The fact is none of us are free till we're all free"

Who is Ms. Opal Lee?

500

What is the original date for Juneteenth? (Looking for the year as well). 

What is June 19, 1865?

500

The city where "Black Wall Street" was located 

What is Tulsa, Oklahoma?

500

This symbol is in the center of the Juneteenth Flag

What is a (bursting) star?

500

This book by Maya Angelou has been one of the most banned or challenged books for 40 years.

What is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?