Emancipation Proclamation
Juneteenth Celebration
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The year the Emancipation Proclamation was first issued.
What year was 1862
Officially, September 22nd, 1862.
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The day that union soldiers landed in Galveston, TX with news that the war had ended and to tell the enslaved peoples they were now free. It is now called “Juneteenth”?
When is June 19, 1865
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This person issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Note that it is not as simple as him wanting to end slavery. This was a political and military strategy.
“My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union and is not either to save or to destroy slavery,” he wrote in an editorial published in the Daily National Intelligencer in August 1862. “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.”
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This is the name of the Black national anthem.
What is Lift Every Voice and Sing.
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The date the 13th amendment passed in Congress formally abolishing slavery.
What day was January 31, 1865
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
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The length of time after the Emancipation Proclamation that it took for enslaved people in Texas to learn that they had been freed
How long is two and half years
200
This is the political party that generally opposed the abolition of slavery.
What is the Democratic party.
200
Jazz, an African-American musical form born out of the blues, ragtime, and marching bands, was originated in this state in the 19th Century
Where is Louisiana
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The Emancipation Proclamation applied to these type of states.
What are the Confederate States.
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The year the U.S. made Juneteenth an official holiday.
What is hopefully soon.
Sorry trick questionnnnn :^)
But it is recognized in 47 states plus the District of Colombia (Washington D.C.).
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He read the “General Order Number 3” to the people of Texas that informed them that the war was over and that all enslaved people were free
Who is Major General Gordon Granger
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This is the year that Oregon passed a law to officially recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday.
When is 2001.
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These are the states where enslaved people weren't freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
What are the border-states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware?
Also, it didn't apply to parts of Louisiana & Virginia that were already controlled by the Union.
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Which state first declared Juneteenth as a state holiday?
What is Texas?
on January 1, 1980
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The Texan state legislator (law-maker) that led the efforts for Juneteenth to become an official state holiday
Who is Al Edwards
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The colors of the Juneteenth flag symbolize this.
The red, white and blue echo the American flag and declare that enslaved Americans & their descendants are all Americans.
Also, the star echoes Texas' flag. And, the bursting star that surrounds it symbolizes, “a new freedom, a new people, a new star.”
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This Union battle victory provided the necessary proof to Lincoln’s cabinet that they could enforce the Proclamation.
What is the Battle of Antietam (aka Sharpsburg)
September 17th, 1862.
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The name of the states that do not recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday.
What are South Dakota, North Dakota, and Hawaii
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In 1996, this Congresswoman sponsored the first legislation (law) to nationally recognize Juneteenth Independence Day in the House of Representatives.
Who is Barbara Rose Collins
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What is Emancipation Park?
What is 10 acres of land bought in 1872 with $800 to celebrate Juneteenth by Rev. Jack Yates, Richard Allen, Richard Brock, and Rev. Elias Dibble.
It was the only Public Park and swimming pool open to Black people in Houston until the 1950s.