Juneteenth History
This U.S. state was the last to receive the news that enslaved people were free, on June 19, 1865.
What is Texas?
She escaped slavery and led hundreds to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
A popular Juneteenth color, symbolizing resilience and strength.
What is red?
The international slave trade was officially banned in the U.S. in this year.
What is 1808?
This U.S. President signed Juneteenth into law as a federal holiday.
Who is Joe Biden?
The name "Juneteenth" is a blend of these two words.
What are June and nineteenth?
This former slave became a famous orator and wrote an autobiography detailing his experiences.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This common Juneteenth drink is red and often symbolizes ancestral blood.
What is red soda (or strawberry soda)?
This state had the largest population of enslaved people before the Civil War.
What is Virginia?
This prominent Texan activist is known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth."
Who is Opal Lee?
This general issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, freeing enslaved people in Texas.
Who is General Gordon Granger?
He co-founded the NAACP and was the first Black man to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This meal, often barbecued, is a staple at many Juneteenth celebrations.
What is brisket?
Enslaved people were legally counted as this fraction of a person in the U.S. Constitution.
What is three-fifths?
This movement in 2020 renewed national attention to racial justice and Juneteenth.
What is Black Lives Matter?
Juneteenth commemorates the enforcement of this U.S. presidential order.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
A major leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and “I Have a Dream” speech giver.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This type of performance, involving storytelling through dance and song, is often seen at Juneteenth events.
What is a step show (or African drumming)?
This was the name of the trade route that forcibly brought Africans to the Americas.
What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
This online platform helped amplify Juneteenth by adding it to national calendars.
What is Google?
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in this year.
What is 2021?
This woman sued for her freedom in the 1850s and famously said, “Ain’t I a Woman?”
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Juneteenth celebrations often include this symbolic act of community gathering and sharing food.
What is a cookout (or potluck)?
This cash crop drove the demand for enslaved labor in the Southern U.S.
What is cotton?
In 2020, this major retailer made Juneteenth a paid holiday for employees.
What is Nike (or Walmart, Target, etc.)?