Juneteenth Celebration

In what state did a massacre occur and 12 men (aka Elaine 12) receive the death penalty but with the help of the NAACP were exonerated?

• Arkansas

• Atlanta

• North Carolina

• Texas

Which color is not on the official Juneteenth flag?

• Red

• Green

• Blue

• White

What city in Texas was the last to know about the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Laredo

• Dallas

• Houston

• Galveston

In 1868, Georgia elected many black state representatives and senators. Of course the clear people weren't having this so they expelled the representatives and removed the senators. Then they started killing them! One quarter, of those black elected officials were jailed beaten or shot. What was this event in history known as?

• The Dreamers

• Black Representation

• Original 33

• 30 Believers

Who was the original creator of the Juneteenth flag?

• Ben Haith

• LJ Graff

• James Moore

• Louis Armstrong

Which president, when once senator, attempted to make Juneteenth a National Holiday?

• Clinton

• Bush

• Obama

• Nixon

When former enslaved people left the state to find family members or more welcoming accommodations, what was this called?

• New Beginnings

• Moving on up

• Moving Forward

• The Scatter

When freedpeople tried to celebrate the first anniversary of the announcement a year later, they were faced with a problem: Segregation laws were expanding rapidly, and there were no public places or parks they were permitted to use. So, in the 1870s, former enslaved people pooled together $800 and purchased 10 acres of land. It was the only public park and swimming pool in the Houston area that was open to African Americans until the 1950s. What is the name of this park?

• Freedom Park

• Land of the Free

• Emancipation Park

• Glenn Park