JUNETEENTH DAY

Have you heard Juneteenth Day (also known as the Emancipation Day) which is one of the most important national days to commemorate in the U.S. history? “Juneteenth” is a portmanteau of "June" and "nineteenth", which marks the effective end of slavery in America.

Today, let us learn about the history of Juneteenth Day through a fast-facts quiz.

       

 .  1. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger informed slaves of their emancipation from slavery. In which state did this event take place?   _______________

 

  

    2.   Granger’s announcement came almost three years after the Emancipation Proclamation, the famous executive order abolishing slavery issued by the 16^th U.S. president __________________.

 

 

    3.   The _____th Constitutional Amendment officially abolished slavery across the United States.

 

 

4.   What two Union border states continued to practice slavery up until the aforementioned Constitutional Amendment was ratified? _______________ & __________________

 

    5.   How many slaves were estimated to be in the United States in the early 1860s before slavery was outlawed? (             )

 a.   1.2 million     b. 2.4 million     c. 3.9 million     d. 9.3 million

 

6.   _______________ was the first state to recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday on January 1, 1980.

 

7.   On June 17, 2021, President _________________ signed a bill into law recognizing Juneteenth National Independence Day. Biden said the moment will go down as “one of the greatest honors” of his presidency.

 

8.   The flag, created by activist Ben Haith, founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation, has a white _____________ in the middle representing the Lone Star State of Texas as well as the freedom of African Americans in all 50 states.

 

9.   ______________ Day or Emancipation Day is another name often used to refer to Juneteenth.

 

10.   Arriving on the heels of spring, Juneteenth festivities typically involve picnics, with red foods and drinks dominating those spreads. The color red is believed to represent the blood shed by enslaved African ancestors. In this respect, ____________________ soda was the popular beverage for Juneteenth celebrations.

 

*source from CNN

 

Answer Keys   

    1.  Texas

    2.  Abraham Lincoln

    3.  The 13^th Amendment

    4.  Delaware & Kentucky

    5.  c. 3.9 million

    6.  Texas

    7.  Joe Biden

    8.  Star

    9.  Freedom

    10. Strawberry soda