Juneteenth

What document did Abraham Lincoln use to free the slaves in the South?

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Declaration of Independence

How many years did it take for word of freedom to reach Texas?

• 1 year

• 5 years

• 3 years

• 2 1/2 years

What is the official date of Juneteenth?

• June 19th 1965

• June 19th 1865

• June 18th 1776

• September 15th 1963

What are other names of freedom celebrations?

• Jubilee Day

• Emancipation Day

• Freedom Day

• All of the above

Why did it take so long for slaves in Texas to find out they were free?

• Not many Union soldiers in Texas & not many Civil War battles in Texas

• Slave masters did NOT want to free their slaves and did not tell them. Masters wanted another harvest of forced, free labor.

• Texas is a lot further away then other areas of the South

• All of the above

Did you learn something from the Presentation on Juneteenth?

• Yes

• No

After the slaves were freed, was that the end of their problems?

• Yes, they are now free people

• No, this was the beginning of systemic racism and oppression

• Yes, they now had equal rights

Some people consider Juneteenth to be a second Independence Day for the United States of America

• True

• False

Who announced that slavery was over in Galveston, Texas?

• General Ulysses S. Grant

• General Gordon Granger

• President Abraham Lincoln

• Molly Harrell

When segregation laws in the South banned Black Americans from entering public parks. How did a group of Black ministers in Houston responf?

• They canceled Juneteenth celebrations

• They bought land and created their own park

• They encourage people to leave Texas