The History
Date in 1865 on which Union General Gordon Granger told the African Americans of Galveston they were free?
What is June 19th?
Although the first Juneteenth celebration occurred in 1866, it didn't become a federal holiday until this year (thanks to Joe Biden)?
What is 2021?
While many can identify the Northern states and Canada as places that provided refuge for those who escaped slavery, a number of formerly enslaved people fled south of the border to this country that outlawed slavery in 1837.
What is Mexico?
This icon sang "I break chains all by myself. Won't let my freedom rot in hell."
Who is Beyonce?
This year saw the passage of the Voting Rights Act, legislation that outlawed discriminatory voting practices. Thus, 100 years after Emancipation, black Americans, and others, were able to exercise full citizenship rights.
What is 1965?
This president is often credited with the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Juneteenth celebrants often consume this color of food and drinks to commemorate the blood shed by enslaved people.
What is red?
In 1888, The Lei Aurea, or Golden Law, ends slavery in South America when the legislature of this country freed the 725,000 slaves.
What is Brazil?
This Jamaican reggae artist once asked us, "Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? Cause all I ever have. Redemption songs."
Who is Bob Marley?
This Amendment granted some women the right to vote, but its privileges did not extend to Native American women, Asian women, Puerto Rican women, or black women.
What is the 19th amendment?
This amendment outlawed slavery in the United States, except as punishment for a crime.
What is the 13th amendment?
In the southwest, Juneteenth is commemorated with this kind of exhibition that includes cowboys riding broncos and roping calves.
What is a rodeo?
This revolution was the only one that led to the founding of a Caribbean nation-state that was both free from slavery and ruled by formerly enslaved people.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
In this song from the movie Selma, Common, accompanied by the glorious John Legend, John Legend, raps: "Freedom is like a religion to us."
What is "Glory"?
The Snyder Act of 1924 granted full citizenship and voting rights to this group of Americans, even though their presence in the US predated the ancestors of those who enacted said legislation.
Who are Native (or Indigenous) Americans?
Juneteenth has its own flag with many symbols; the star stands for freedom & for this state where the celebration began in 1865.
What is Texas?
This year's Juneteenth celebration at this monument featured performances by HBCU bands and choirs, Jennifer Hudson, and the United States Marine Band.
What is the White House?
On March 22, 1873, the Spanish National Assembly finally abolished slavery on this island, currently a part of the United States. The owners were compensated with 35 million pesetas per slave, and slaves were required to continue working for three more years.
What is Puerto Rico?
He said, "I look at freedom like trees. Can't grow a forest like overnight" on 2020's "Snow on Tha Bluff."
Who is J Cole?
Residents of this US territory were granted citizenship in 1917. Suffrage, however, wasn't given to all residents until 1935.
What is Puerto Rico?
This is the last northern state to officially abolish slavery.
What is New Jersey?
Winners of this pageant often receive an HBCU scholarship in addition to the sash and crown.
What is Miss Juneteenth?
What is Ghana?
She sang the iconic song "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free."
Who is Nina Simone.
The passage of these three amendments granted emancipation, citizenship, and the right to vote to black men. Or at least those who could pass literacy tests or afford to pay poll taxes.
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?