Juneteenth

Juneteenth is observed on what day?

• June 16

• June 17

• June 18

• June 19

Juneteenth is also called what?

• Emancipation Day

• Constitution Day

• Lincoln Day

• African American Day

What year did Juneteenth begin?

• 1863

• 1865

• 1867

• 1870

In what year did Juneteenth first become a state holiday under legislature?

• 1970

• 1980

• 1990

• 2000

The first Emancipation Proclamation was made on what date?

• June 19, 1865

• January 1, 1863

• September 22, 1865

• April 9, 1864

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Who is credited with creating the Juneteenth holiday?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

• Martin Luther King Jr

• Gordon Granger