Juneteenth

This presentation was prepared for Deaf and hard of hearing students in MsAmyLC's social studies classes.

1. Juneteenth
June 19, 1865
“Emancipation Day”

2. 1. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating _____________.
2. American leaders signed the _______________________ on July 4, 1776.
3 On July 5, 1052, Frederick Douglass said celebrating July 4 was _____.
4. The Emancipation Proclamation promised
__________________________________
_________________.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in ______.
6. The Emancipation Proclamation freed __________ people.
7. Emancipation began in______.
8. The Civil War ended when Confederate states ___________ in 1865.
9. Communication was very slow in the 1800s. For example, there were no
telephones. Slow communication hurt African Americans
_________________________________
_______________________.
10. Union General Gordon Granger commanded Texas where people did not hear about
emancipation. On ________________, General Granger read the Emancipation
Proclamation in Texas.

3. 1776

4. 1776

5. 1776

6. 1776

7. 1776

8. 1776

9. 1776

10. 1776

11. 1776

13. ?

14. 1852

15. On July 5, 1852, activist Frederick Douglass made a speech in Rochester, New York.
1852

16. What, to the American slave,
is your 4th of July?
1852

17. I answer; a day that
reveals... gross injustice..
1852

18. To him, your celebration is
a sham...
1852

19. To him, your celebration is
a sham...
1852

20. ...a disgrace...
1852

21. There is not a nation on the earth guilty
of practices more shocking and bloody
than are the people of the United States,
at this very hour.
1852

22. This Fourth of July is yours, not mine.
You may rejoice, I must mourn.
1852

23. 1862

24. 1862

25. On September 22, 1862,
President Abraham Lincoln
signed the Emancipation
Proclamation: 3 million
Southern enslaved people will be
free on January 1, 1863.
1862

26. 1862

27. 1862

28. On September 22, 1862,
President Abraham Lincoln
signed the Emancipation
Proclamation: 3 million
Southern enslaved people will be
free on January 1, 1863.
1862

29. On September 22, 1862,
President Abraham Lincoln
signed the Emancipation
Proclamation: 3 million
Southern enslaved people will be
free on January 1, 1863.
1862

30. 1863

31. 1863

32. 1863

33. 1863

34. 1865

35. The South surrendered.
The Civil War ended April 9,
1865.
1865

36. Brigadier General Gordon Granger
1865

37. 1865
The U.S. army sent General Granger to command Texas after the surrender.

38. 1865
Emancipation
Proclamation
?

39. 1865

43. 1865

44. 1865

45. 1865

46. The people of Texas are informed
that, in accordance with a
proclamation from the Executive of
the United States, all slaves are free.
1865

47. The people of Texas are informed
that, in accordance with a
proclamation from the Executive of
the United States, all slaves are free.
1865

48. The people of Texas are informed
that, in accordance with a
proclamation from the Executive of
the United States, all slaves are free.
1865

49. The people of Texas are informed
that, in accordance with a
proclamation from the Executive of
the United States, all slaves are free.
1865

50. The people of Texas are informed
that, in accordance with a
proclamation from the Executive of
the United States, all slaves are free.
1865

51. June + Nineteenth = Juneteenth

52. June + Nineteenth = Juneteenth

53. June + Nineteenth = Juneteenth
Juneteenth Celebration in 1909 in Texas.

60. June + Nineteenth = Juneteenth

61. June + Nineteenth = Juneteenth

62. 1. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating independence.
2. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
3 On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass said celebrating July 4 was a sham.
4. The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people in
Confederate states.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
6. The Emancipation Proclamation freed three million people .
7. Emancipation began in 1863.
8. The Civil War ended when Confederate states surrendered in 1865.
9. Communication was very slow in the 1800s. For example, there were no
telephones. Slow communication hurt African Americans because they did not know
about the Emancipation Proclamation.
10. Union General Gordon Granger commanded Texas. Many people did not hear
about emancipation. On June 19, 1865, General Granger read the Emancipation
Proclamation.

63. 1. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating independence.
2. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
3 On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass said celebrating July 4 was a sham.
4. The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people in
Confederate states.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
6. The Emancipation Proclamation freed three million people .
7. Emancipation began in 1863.
8. The Civil War ended when Confederate states surrendered in 1865.
9. Communication was very slow in the 1800s. For example, there were no
telephones. Slow communication hurt African Americans because they did not know
about the Emancipation Proclamation.
10. Union General Gordon Granger commanded Texas. Many people did not hear
about emancipation. On June 19, 1865, General Granger read the Emancipation
Proclamation.

64. 1. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating independence.
2. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
3 On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass said celebrating July 4 was a sham.
4. The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people in
Confederate states.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
6. The Emancipation Proclamation freed three million people .
7. Emancipation began in 1863.
8. The Civil War ended when Confederate states surrendered in 1865.
9. Communication was very slow in the 1800s. For example, there were no
telephones. Slow communication hurt African Americans because they did not know
about the Emancipation Proclamation.
10. Union General Gordon Granger commanded Texas. Many people did not hear
about emancipation. On June 19, 1865, General Granger read the Emancipation
Proclamation.

65. 1. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating independence.
2. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
3 On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass said celebrating July 4 was a sham.
4. The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people in
Confederate states.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
6. The Emancipation Proclamation freed three million people .
7. Emancipation began in 1863.
8. The Civil War ended when Confederate states surrendered in 1865.
9. Communication was very slow in the 1800s. For example, there were no
telephones. Slow communication hurt African Americans because they did not know
about the Emancipation Proclamation.
10. Union General Gordon Granger commanded Texas. Many people did not hear
about emancipation. On June 19, 1865, General Granger read the Emancipation
Proclamation.

66. 1. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating independence.
2. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
3 On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass said celebrating July 4 was a sham.
4. The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people in
Confederate states.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
6. The Emancipation Proclamation freed three million people .
7. Emancipation began in 1863.
8. The Civil War ended when Confederate states surrendered in 1865.
9. Communication was very slow in the 1800s. For example, there were no
telephones. Slow communication hurt African Americans because they did not know
about the Emancipation Proclamation.
10. Union General Gordon Granger commanded Texas. Many people did not hear
about emancipation. On June 19, 1865, General Granger read the Emancipation
Proclamation.

67. 1. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating independence.
2. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
3 On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass said celebrating July 4 was a sham.
4. The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people in
Confederate states.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
6. The Emancipation Proclamation freed three million people .
7. Emancipation began in 1863.
8. The Civil War ended when Confederate states surrendered in 1865.
9. Communication was very slow in the 1800s. For example, there were no
telephones. Slow communication hurt African Americans because they did not know
about the Emancipation Proclamation.
10. Union General Gordon Granger commanded Texas. Many people did not hear
about emancipation. On June 19, 1865, General Granger read the Emancipation
Proclamation.

68. 1. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating independence.
2. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
3 On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass said celebrating July 4 was a sham.
4. The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people in
Confederate states.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
6. The Emancipation Proclamation freed three million people .
7. Emancipation began in 1863.
8. The Civil War ended when Confederate states surrendered in 1865.
9. Communication was very slow in the 1800s. For example, there were no
telephones. Slow communication hurt African Americans because they did not know
about the Emancipation Proclamation.
10. Union General Gordon Granger commanded Texas. Many people did not hear
about emancipation. On June 19, 1865, General Granger read the Emancipation
Proclamation.

69. 1. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating independence.
2. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
3 On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass said celebrating July 4 was a sham.
4. The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people in
Confederate states.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
6. The Emancipation Proclamation freed three million people .
7. Emancipation began in 1863.
8. The Civil War ended when Confederate states surrendered in 1865.
9. Communication was very slow in the 1800s. For example, there were no
telephones. Slow communication hurt African Americans because they did not know
about the Emancipation Proclamation.
10. Union General Gordon Granger commanded Texas. Many people did not hear
about emancipation. On June 19, 1865, General Granger read the Emancipation
Proclamation.

70. 1. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating independence.
2. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
3 On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass said celebrating July 4 was a sham.
4. The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people in
Confederate states.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
6. The Emancipation Proclamation freed three million people .
7. Emancipation began in 1863.
8. The Civil War ended when Confederate states surrendered in 1865.
9. Communication was very slow in the 1800s. For example, there were no
telephones. Slow communication hurt African Americans because they did not know
about the Emancipation Proclamation.
10. Union General Gordon Granger commanded Texas. Many people did not hear
about emancipation. On June 19, 1865, General Granger read the Emancipation
Proclamation.

71. 1. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating independence.
2. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
3 On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass said celebrating July 4 was a sham.
4. The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people in
Confederate states.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
6. The Emancipation Proclamation freed three million people .
7. Emancipation began in 1863.
8. The Civil War ended when Confederate states surrendered in 1865.
9. Communication was very slow in the 1800s. For example, there were no
telephones. Slow communication hurt African Americans because they did not know
about the Emancipation Proclamation.
10. Union General Gordon Granger commanded Texas. Many people did not hear
about emancipation. On June 19, 1865, General Granger read the Emancipation
Proclamation.

72. 1. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating independence.
2. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
3 On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass said celebrating July 4 was a sham.
4. The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to enslaved people in
Confederate states.
5. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862.
6. The Emancipation Proclamation freed three million people .
7. Emancipation began in 1863.
8. The Civil War ended when Confederate states surrendered in 1865.
9. Communication was very slow in the 1800s. For example, there were no
telephones. Slow communication hurt African Americans because they did not know
about the Emancipation Proclamation.
10. Union General Gordon Granger commanded Texas. Many people did not hear
about emancipation. On June 19, 1865, General Granger read the Emancipation
Proclamation.

73. 1863