DEI - Juneteenth Trivia

Which U.S. President signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday?

• Barack Obama

• Joe Biden

• George W. Bush

• Donald Trump

Which state was the first to celebrate Juneteenth as an official state holiday?

• California

• Texas

• New York

• Washington

How many enslaved people were estimated to be living in Texas in 1865?

• 25,000

• 100,000

• 150,000

• 250,000

Juneteenth recognizes the news of slavery’s end reaching Texas and other southwest states in what year?

• 1845

• 1865

• 1895

• 1905

In what year did Juneteenth first become recognized as a STATE holiday?

• 1980

• 1990

• 2000

• 2010

What was the holiday originally called until it became commonly known as Juneteenth in the 1890s?

• Freedom Day

• Jubilee Day

• Independence Day

• Emancipation Day

A year after they were freed, Segregation laws were expanding rapidly, so there were no public places or parks they were permitted to use. In the 1870s, former enslaved people pooled together $800 and purchased 10 acres of land, which they deemed "____."

• Emancipation Park

• Freedom Park

• Hudson Park

Until the 19__'s, it was the only public park and swimming pool in the Houston area that was open to African Americans.

• 1920's

• 1930's

• 1940's

• 1950's

What is the period that occurred after the announcement by General Gordon Granger, in which former slaves left Texas for other states known as?

• The flee

• The Scatter

• Freedom Migration

• Path to Freedom

Which U.S. state was the last to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday?

• S. Dakota

• Indiana

• Michigan

• Ohio