Juneteenth Dates
What date does Juneteenth fall on every year?
June 19th
What state was the last state to find out slavery was abolished?
Texas
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
What does the Juneteenth flag look like?
It is half blue, half red, has a star in the middle, and an outline of the star surrounding it.
What is the difference between the terms "Black" and "People of Color"?
Black means people with partial or total ancestry of African roots, POC means anyone who is not White. All Black people are POC, not all POC are Black.
What year did the slaves in Texas find out that they were freed?
1865
What was the area that was forced to emancipate slaves?
The South, also known as The Confederacy
Which General and his troops announced to the Texas salves that they were free?
General Granger
How was Juneteenth originally celebrated?
Singing rituals and prayer meetings
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
President Lyndon B. Johnson
What date did the Emancipation Proclamation get finalized?
January 1st, 1863
Which area was pro-emancipation and many slaves tried to escape to after being freed?
The North, also known as The Union
Who passed the bill that made Juneteenth a Texas holiday?
Representative Al Edwards
Why are red food and drink commonly consumed during Juneteenth celebrations?
To represent the bloodshed their ancestors faced
Why is Black History Month in February?
This is when Fredrick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays are. They are two huge figures in Black history.
What date did Juneteenth become a Texas holiday?
January 1st, 1980
Which Texas city did General Granger travel to in order to tell the slaves that they were officially freed?
Galveston, Texas
Which former slave spearheaded the project for Emancipation Park in the 1870s?
Reverand Jack Yates
What are some modern-day ways Juneteenth is celebrated?
Parades, cookouts, lectures, reunions, and reenactments
How many Black people in the U.S. are immigrants?
1 out of 10 Black people are immigrants.
What decade did a group of former slaves buy 10 acres of land to create Emancipation Park for future Juneteenth celebrations?
Where is Emancipation Park located in the modern day?
Houston, Texas
Who originally created the Juneteenth flag? Who revised it?
Ben Haith; Lisa Jeanne Graf
What was the first Night Watch service, or when enslaved people waited to hear about the news of the Emancipation Proclamation, called?
Freedom's Eve
Who was the first Black person to not give up their seat on a bus?
Claudette Colvin