June-teenth
This holiday celebrates the end of slavery in Texas.
What is Juneteent?
He gave the famous “I have a dream” speech.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
He was the first black president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
Known as the “Queen of Soul”.
Who was Aretha Franklin?
This month is celebrated as Black History Month.
What is February?
Juneteenth is celebrated on this date each year.
What is June 19th?
This woman refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus.
Who was Rosa Parks?
She became the first black woman elected Vice President.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This legendary singer was known as the “King of Pop”.
Who was Michael Jackson?
The famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr. included these four words.
What is “I Have a Dream”?
The state where enslaved people learned they were free on June 19, 1865.
What is Texas?
He became South Africa’s first black president.
Who was Nelson Mandela?
He was the first black Major League Baseball player in the modern era.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
This jazz musician was famous for playing the trumpet and singing “What a Wonderful World”.
Who was Louis Armstrong?
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
The Union general who announced freedom in Galveston, Texas.
Who was General Gordon Granger?
This Supreme Court justice was the first black woman to serve on the court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
She was the first black woman to travel into space.
Who was Mae Jemison?
This singer recorded “Ain’t no Mountain High Enough”.
Who is Diana Ross?
This museum in Washington D.C., is dedicated to African American history and culture.
What is the National Museum of African American History and Culture?
This proclamation, issued by President Lincoln in 1863, declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This civil rights leader helped organize the March on Washington.
Who was John Lewis?
He was the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
She became the first black woman to win Album of the Year twice at the Grammy Awards.
Who is Beyonce?
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in this year.
What is 2021?