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The city in Texas where Union soldiers arrived on June 19, 1865 to announce the end of slavery.
What is Galveston, Texas?
The Constitutional amendment, ratified in December 1865, that formally abolished slavery throughout the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
Born into slavery, this abolitionist and writer published his autobiography in 1845, becoming one of the most powerful voices against slavery.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This deep-red beverage, made from hibiscus or strawberries, is a traditional Juneteenth drink with roots in West African culture.
What is red soda water/strawberry hibiscus drink?
The Juneteenth flag features a burst star at its center representing a new star on the American flag and the speed of freedom. It sits on this color background.
What is blue?
The Union general whose general order No. 3 announced the freedom of enslaved people in Texas on Juneteenth.
Who is Gordon Granger?
The year Congress officially recognized Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
What is 2021?
Known as the 'Moses of her people,' she led hundreds to freedom via the Underground Railroad and later served as a Union spy.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The Pan-African flag's three colors, red, black, and green, are prominently featured in Juneteenth celebrations. Red symbolizes this.
What is the blood of the people?
June 19th is also commonly called by this two-word name combining June and the date.
What is Juneteenth?
The number of years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed that enslaved Texans learned of their freedom.
What is 2 1/2 years?
This period following the Civil War, during which federal troops occupied the South and oversaw its re-entry into the Union, lasted from 1865 to 1877.
What is Reconstruction?
Who is Harriet Jacobs?
This smoky outdoor cooking tradition, central to Juneteenth feasts, has roots in West African and enslaved cooking practices and remains a cornerstone of the holiday today.
What is barbecue?
Texas became the first U.S state to make Juneteenth a state holiday, doing so in this decade.
What is the 1980s?
This proclamation, issued January 1, 1863, had already declared enslaved people in Confederate states free, but news was delayed in Texas.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The U.S. president who signed the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Who is Joe Biden?
Often called the 'godmother of Juneteenth,' this Houston activist campaigned for decades to make the holiday a national observance.
Who is Opal Lee?
Juneteenth celebrations in the 19th century often featured readings of this document, prayers, and games in public spaces called 'Emancipation Parks.'
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This renowned Black poet delivered a memorable poem at President Biden's inauguration; her work is often shared at Juneteenth events to celebrate freedom and hope.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
Juneteenth marks the last state in the Confederacy to enforce emancipation. This was the number of enslaved people freed in Texas on that day.
What is 250,000?
Passed in 1866, this act granted citizenship to all people born in the United States, directly challenging Black Codes.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
This black woman was the first to publish a Civil War memoir, after serving as a nurse and laundress for a Black Union regiment.
Who is Susie King Taylor?
This Houston park, purchased in 1872 by freed Black Texans specifically for Juneteenth celebrations, is considered the first of its kind.
What is Emancipation Park?
Juneteenth has inspired this broader cultural movement in American education to teach the full history of slavery, emancipation, and Reconstruction in schools.
What is the push for comprehensive Black history education?