2. The National JuneteenthObservance Foundation(NJOF), founded in 1994,recognizes the same colorsfound in the U.S. flag: red,white, and blue, showingthat the formerly enslavedwere and are Americans.10. The firstJuneteenth celebrationtook place on June 19,1866, after only formerslaves in Galvestoncelebrated the daythey were set free.11. Strawberrysoda pop wasonce a populardrink associatedwith celebratingthe day.5. Lincoln and the Unionarmy used slavery as apolitical motive to justifystrengthened militaryendeavors against theConfederacy. Blacksoldiers were able to fightfor the Union when Lincolnpassed the Proclamation.Though they faced discrimi14. Juneteenth isthe oldest knownholiday thatcommemorates theend of slavery in theUS.15. Juneteenthwas made anofficial holiday inthe state ofTexas in 1980.1. Part of General OrderNo. 3 encouraged thenewly freed people toremain with their pastowners. “The freedmen areadvised to remain quietly attheir present homes andwork for wages. They areinformed that they will notbe allowed to collect a6. In the 1870s, a groupformer slaves pooled $800together through localchurches to purchase tenacres of land and createEmancipation Park to hostfuture Juneteenthcelebrations in modern-dayHouston.16. Juneteenthis also known asEmancipationDay or FreedomDay3. After a year, freed slavesconducted minimalcelebration of Juneteenthbecause of growingsegregation. Areas such asparks, businessestablishments, and schoolswere all segregated into whiteand colored areas. As atemporary remedy, all forme12. Some citiesand groupshave MissJuneteenthcontests.4. Though much of thelanguage in theEmancipation Proclamationsuggests otherwise,Lincoln’s primary objectivewas not to ameliorate thelives of those in bondage.Rather, his intent waspreserving the Union.8. When freedpeople triedto celebrate the firstanniversary of theannouncement a year later,they faced a problem:Segregation laws wereexpanding rapidly, so therewere no public places orparks they were permittedto use.7. Freedom did not come atthe “snap of a finger” foreveryone in Texas. Somepeople who should’ve beenfreed continued to workthrough the harvest seasonbecause their masterswithheld thisannouncement to reapmore wages out of theirslaves. TFree!9. The EmancipationProclamation was issuedby Abraham Lincoln onSeptember 22, 1862. Itwent into effect on January1, 1863. However, slaveswere not set free in theConfederacy until Unionarmy was able to cover inand take over.2. The National JuneteenthObservance Foundation(NJOF), founded in 1994,recognizes the same colorsfound in the U.S. flag: red,white, and blue, showingthat the formerly enslavedwere and are Americans.10. The firstJuneteenth celebrationtook place on June 19,1866, after only formerslaves in Galvestoncelebrated the daythey were set free.11. Strawberrysoda pop wasonce a populardrink associatedwith celebratingthe day.5. Lincoln and the Unionarmy used slavery as apolitical motive to justifystrengthened militaryendeavors against theConfederacy. Blacksoldiers were able to fightfor the Union when Lincolnpassed the Proclamation.Though they faced discrimi14. Juneteenth isthe oldest knownholiday thatcommemorates theend of slavery in theUS.15. Juneteenthwas made anofficial holiday inthe state ofTexas in 1980.1. Part of General OrderNo. 3 encouraged thenewly freed people toremain with their pastowners. “The freedmen areadvised to remain quietly attheir present homes andwork for wages. They areinformed that they will notbe allowed to collect a6. In the 1870s, a groupformer slaves pooled $800together through localchurches to purchase tenacres of land and createEmancipation Park to hostfuture Juneteenthcelebrations in modern-dayHouston.16. Juneteenthis also known asEmancipationDay or FreedomDay3. After a year, freed slavesconducted minimalcelebration of Juneteenthbecause of growingsegregation. Areas such asparks, businessestablishments, and schoolswere all segregated into whiteand colored areas. As atemporary remedy, all forme12. Some citiesand groupshave MissJuneteenthcontests.4. Though much of thelanguage in theEmancipation Proclamationsuggests otherwise,Lincoln’s primary objectivewas not to ameliorate thelives of those in bondage.Rather, his intent waspreserving the Union.8. When freedpeople triedto celebrate the firstanniversary of theannouncement a year later,they faced a problem:Segregation laws wereexpanding rapidly, so therewere no public places orparks they were permittedto use.7. Freedom did not come atthe “snap of a finger” foreveryone in Texas. Somepeople who should’ve beenfreed continued to workthrough the harvest seasonbecause their masterswithheld thisannouncement to reapmore wages out of theirslaves. TFree!9. The EmancipationProclamation was issuedby Abraham Lincoln onSeptember 22, 1862. Itwent into effect on January1, 1863. However, slaveswere not set free in theConfederacy until Unionarmy was able to cover inand take over.

Juneteenth History!!! - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. J-2. The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF), founded in 1994, recognizes the same colors found in the U.S. flag: red, white, and blue, showing that the formerly enslaved were and are Americans.
  2. N-10. The first Juneteenth celebration took place on June 19, 1866, after only former slaves in Galveston celebrated the day they were set free.
  3. U-11. Strawberry soda pop was once a popular drink associated with celebrating the day.
  4. E-5. Lincoln and the Union army used slavery as a political motive to justify strengthened military endeavors against the Confederacy. Black soldiers were able to fight for the Union when Lincoln passed the Proclamation. Though they faced discrimi
  5. U-14. Juneteenth is the oldest known holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the US.
  6. J-15. Juneteenth was made an official holiday in the state of Texas in 1980.
  7. J-1. Part of General Order No. 3 encouraged the newly freed people to remain with their past owners. “The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect a
  8. E-6. In the 1870s, a group former slaves pooled $800 together through local churches to purchase ten acres of land and create Emancipation Park to host future Juneteenth celebrations in modern-day Houston.
  9. E-16. Juneteenth is also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day
  10. N-3. After a year, freed slaves conducted minimal celebration of Juneteenth because of growing segregation. Areas such as parks, business establishments, and schools were all segregated into white and colored areas. As a temporary remedy, all forme
  11. U-12. Some cities and groups have Miss Juneteenth contests.
  12. U-4. Though much of the language in the Emancipation Proclamation suggests otherwise, Lincoln’s primary objective was not to ameliorate the lives of those in bondage. Rather, his intent was preserving the Union.
  13. N-8. When freedpeople tried to celebrate the first anniversary of the announcement a year later, they faced a problem: Segregation laws were expanding rapidly, so there were no public places or parks they were permitted to use.
  14. E-7. Freedom did not come at the “snap of a finger” for everyone in Texas. Some people who should’ve been freed continued to work through the harvest season because their masters withheld this announcement to reap more wages out of their slaves. T
  15. J-Free!
  16. N-9. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862. It went into effect on January 1, 1863. However, slaves were not set free in the Confederacy until Union army was able to cover in and take over.