Juneteenth
What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth is a holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
How do people celebrate Juneteenth?
Families gather together.
They have picnics in the park.
They listen to speeches by community leaders.
In what year did Juneteenth become a federal holiday?
2021
Juneteenth is a combination of the words “June” and “________”
19th (nineteenth)
In what year did the first state to establish Juneteenth, recognize it as a state holiday?
Texas did it in 1980.
How many enslaved people were affected by General Gordon Granger's announcement?
250,000
Two hundred and fifty thousand.
In which state was Juneteenth first celebrated?
Texas
Which general announced the end of slavery, which led to the Juneteenth celebration?
General Gordon Granger.
Which war prompted the end of slavery in the United States?
The Civil War
The holiday Juneteenth is also commonly referred to as what?
Emancipation Day
Freedom Day
Jubilee Day
How many federal troops marched into Galveston, Texas to free the enslaved people?
two thousand
2,000
How long after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation were the enslaved people of Texas notified of their freedom?
Two and a half (2.5) years.
In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
1862
Which Amendment to the Constitution was passed, which the people freed in Texas did not benefit from before June 19th, 1865?
the 13th Amendment = The Abolition of Slavery, was passed on January 1, 1865 (ratified December 6, 1865).
What did the Emancipation Proclamation decide?
Effective January 1863, all enslaved people in states currently engaged in rebellion against the Union shall be thenceforward and forever free.