Key Dates
This year marks the date Juneteenth is celebrated, recognizing the end of slavery in the United States.
What is June 19?
This document, issued by Abraham Lincoln, declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Juneteenth is a time to reflect on this concept, which involves freedom and equal treatment for all people.
What is Justice?
These foods, often colored, are traditionally eaten during Juneteenth celebrations.
What are red foods?
This state was the last place in the United States where enslaved people were informed of their freedom on Juneteenth.
What is Texas?
This Texas city is where Union troops arrived on June 19, 1865, to announce freedom.
What is Galveston?
This group of soldiers delivered the message of freedom to enslaved people in Texas.
Who are the Union Troops?
Juneteenth encourages us to remember and learn from this shared part of our past.
What is History?
This color is commonly associated with Juneteenth celebrations and symbolizes resilience and sacrifice.
What is red?
In this year, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln.
What is 1863?
This Union general issued the order announcing that enslaved people in Texas were free.
Who is General Gordon Granger?
This group of people were directly impacted by the announcement of freedom on Juneteenth.
Who are the enslaved people in Texas?
This value, central to many missions, including CCFCS, means recognizing the worth of every individual.
What is Dignity?
Juneteenth celebrations often include this type of gathering, where people come together to share food and community.
What is a cookout or barbeque?
Juneteenth became an official federal holiday in the United States in this year.
What is 2021?
This official announcement, declared that “all slaves are free.”
What is General Order No. 3?
This abolitionist leader advocated for ending slavery and fought for freedom before the Civil War.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This is the act of understanding and sharing the feelings and experiences of others.
What is Empathy?
This activity, common at Juneteenth events, involves music, dancing, and celebrating freedom.
What is a festival?
This amendment, ratified in 1865, officially abolished slavery in the United States after Juneteenth.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This was the main reason enslaved people in Texas were not freed until 1865, despite the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
What is the lack of Union troops to enforce the law?
This formerly enslaved person became a well-known abolitionist and speaker who escaped bondage and later advocated for freedom and equality.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Juneteenth reminds us that progress toward this goal is ongoing, even after major historical milestones.
What is Equality?
Before becoming widely recognized as a federal holiday, Juneteenth was first officially recognized as a state holiday in this state in 1980
What is Texas?