Juneteenth Numbers
The date we celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the last slaves in Texas gaining their freedom
(Month and day)
What is June 19th?
The last state where slaves gained their freedom
What is Texas?
Juneteenth is the combination of these two words.
What is June and Nineteenth?
This U.S. President signed the law making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Who is President Joe Biden?
What is the Pan-African Flag?
The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law in this year.
What is 2021?
The last state to legally abolish slavery in 1865.
What is Mississippi?
List one name often used to commemorate Juneteenth
What is Freedom Day/Emancipation Day/Jubilee Day/Black Independence Day?
This U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is President Abraham Lincoln?
Juneteenth celebrations typically involve food and drink that is this color.
What is red (symbolism for the bloodshed of the enslaved)?
It was on January 1, 1863 that this was issued declaring that all persons held as slaves shall be free in Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This was the first state to recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday.
What is Texas?
This is what Juneteenth celebrates (be specific).
What is the enslaved people of Texas learning of their emancipation?
This group won the Civil War in 1863, when the Confederacy/South surrendered.
What is The Union/North?
Juneteenth is also an opportunity to encourage people to do this form of civic engagement connected to the 15th and 19th Amendments.
What is register to vote?
This is the number of the order given by Union General Gordon Granger emancipating slaves in Galveston, Texas.
What is Gen. Order #3?
It was this many years after signing the Emancipation Proclamation when troops arrived in Galveston, TX to ensure that all enslaved people be freed
What is 2 years?
This symbol is at the center of the red, white and blue flag that honors Juneteenth.
What is a white star (a nod to Texas as the lone star state)?
A historic figure who spoke these words "Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are. It's a celebration of progress. It's an affirmation despite the most painful parts of history. Change is possible - and there is still so much work to do"
*Hint: U.S. President*
Who is President Barack Obama?
This type of soda is a traditional beverage at Juneteenth celebrations because of this red fruit that becomes in-season in late spring/early summer.
What is strawberry soda?
In this 1865, slavery (except in cases of punishment for a crime) was officially abolished in the United States by this Constitutional Amendment.
What is the 13th Amendment?
What was the amount of enslaved black people in the state of Texas when troops arrived?
More than 250,000
Another name for the period of time after Juneteenth (post-emancipation). This era signified new beginnings for newly freed slaves and allowed them to rebuild their lives as freed people.
What is the Reconstruction Era?
What famous 19th Century African American abolitonist, writer, and newspaper publisher said these words: "What to the Slave is Fourth of July?".
Who is Frederick Douglass
This is often read aloud at Juneteenth events.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?