📜 History
What date is Juneteenth celebrated each year?
What is June 19?
This U.S. president signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This color is commonly associated with Juneteenth celebrations and foods, symbolizing resilience and strength.
What is Red?
Freedom means having these rights and opportunities without being owned by another person.
What is liberty?
Texas is known as the ______ Star State.
What is "Lone"?
Juneteenth commemorates the day enslaved people in this state learned they were free.
What is Texas?
This famous abolitionist escaped slavery and helped others gain freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
A common Juneteenth activity where families gather outdoors for food and games.
What is a picnic?
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in this year.
What is 2021?
Juneteenth originated in this southern state.
What is Texas?
This proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared enslaved people in Confederate states free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This formerly enslaved man became a leading abolitionist and speaker.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
These events often feature music, floats, and community celebrations.
What are parades?
The 13th Amendment officially ended this practice in the United States.
What is the 13th amendment?
This branch of the military arrived in Galveston to enforce freedom.
What is the Union Army?
Juneteenth marks the arrival of Union troops in this Texas city in 1865.
What is Galveston?
This civil rights leader famously said, “I Have a Dream.”
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Reading this historical document is a common Juneteenth tradition.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation (or General Order No. 3)?
The word “Juneteenth” combines June and this word.
what is nineteenth?
What colors are the Juneteeth flag?
What is red white and blue?
This Union general announced General Order No. 3, informing enslaved Texans of their freedom.
Who is General Gordon Granger?
She was the first African American and first woman Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This style of music, rooted in African American culture, is often featured during Juneteenth celebrations.
What is Jazz or Blues or Gospel
About how many years passed between the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth?
what is 2.5?
Who is the known as the "Grandmother of Juneteeth"?
Who is Dr. Opal Lee?