Freedmen
This freedman founded the African Methodist Episcopal church.
Richard Allen
Communal consumption of this fruit was cherished a tradition at Juneteenth celebrations of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Watermelon
Location of the Emancipation Proclamation.
National Archives
In 1863, this all-Black military unit was created by Major General Nathaniel Banks in Opelousas, Louisiana.
Corps d'Afrique
Alex Haley wrote this acclaimed book and TV docudrama.
Roots
To celebrate freedom, Freedmen in several Texas cities pooled money to buy land they named this in their respective communities.
Emancipation Park
Modern name for meals originally consumed by enslaved Africans.
Soul food
The official Texas historical marker commemorating where General Order #3 was first read is located here.
A Galveston parking lot
Union General Godfrey Weitzel was head of this majority Black Civil War army corp.
25th Union Army Corp
This historical drama film told the story of the 1839 slave ship mutiny by captured Mende tribesmen.
Armistad
Two Alabama freedmen successfully spearheaded formation of this private historically Black college.
Talladega College
Historically, drinks of this color were consumed on Juneteenth.
Red
This controversial sculpture featuring Abraham Lincoln freeing an enslaved African is located in Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Park.
Emancipation Memorial (or) Freedman's Memorial
This moniker was given to two Black army regiments formed one year after the civil war.
Buffalo Soldiers
Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role as a slave in this film.
Gone with the Wind
This freedman became the second African American U.S. Senator.
Blanche Bruce
Many Black Union soldiers in Texas died from this deficiency due to lack of fresh food and rules preventing fishing.
Scurvy
In 1991, a 12 ft. memorial to Sojourner truth was dedicated in this Michigan city.
Battle Creek
The Freedmen's Bureau was part of this military branch.
Film of a freed bounty hunter in search of his enslaved wife.
dJango Unchained
This freedman prospered enough to buy a plantation. He eventually became Florida's first Black congressman.
Josiah Walls
This method of food preparation has been practiced during Juneteenth since its origin.
Barbecue
In 1998, this statue was dedicated to honor the United States Colored Troops (USCT).
African American Civil War Memorial
This military officer wrote the original instruction that became General Order #3.
General Philip Sheridan
This biographical film chronicles the experience of Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped and sold into slavery.
12 Years A Slave