People
On the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, a statue of this abolitionist was placed in the United States Capital.
Frederick Douglass
Juneteenth celebrates what date? (Month, Day, Year)
June 19, 1865
This order would attempt to allocate what is commonly known as "40 acres and a mule" to freedman following their emancipation
Special Field Order No. 15
Juneteenth originated in what state?
Texas
Currently, the largest Juneteenth Celebration is held at this specific location?
Emancipation Park
During the Civil War, this famous abolitionist served as a nurse and spy for the Union Army.
Harriet Tubman
When did Juneteenth become a National Holiday?
June 17, 2021
Of the 15 slave-holding states, this many were affected by the Emancipation Proclamation.
10
On June 19, 1965 Union Troops arrived in what city and state to announce that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state were free by executive decree?
Galveston Bay, Texas
What was the name of the individual who helped make Juneteenth an official state holiday in Texas?
Al Edwards
This famous abolitionist wrote the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued during this year?
1862
During reconstruction, this number of African Americans were elected to Congress.
16
In 1875, this state elected the first Black U.S. Senator.
Mississippi
The official announcement that "All slaves are free" was called what?
General Order #3
In 1851, the powerful women's suffrage speech Ain't I A Woman was given by who?
Sojourner Truth
According to the 1860 census, this percentage of the population represented the approximate amount of slaves throughout the United States
12
During Reconstruction, the majority of African Americans supported this political party.
Republican
In 1997 this museum opened on Memphis, TN to showcase important artifacts that were widely used by slaves and abolitionists.
The Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum
Who announced General Order #3?
General Gordon Granger
In 1787, this abolitionist co-founded the Free African Society with Richard Allen.
Absalom Jones
During this year, a group of former slaves pooled $800 together through local churches to purchase ten acres of land and create Emancipation Park to host Juneteenth celebrations in Houston, Tx
1870
In 1866, the Army Organization Act created six all-Black military units who eventually became known as this.
Buffalo Soldiers
The Hubbard House Underground railroad museum is located in what city and state?
Ashtabula, Ohio
In 1870 a group of former slaves raised money to create what park in Houston, TX to host Juneteenth celebrations?
Emancipation Park