Question 1

What is the official name of Juneteenth?

Accepted Answer

Juneteenth National Independence Day

Question 2

In what SCOTUS opinion did the court find that Alabama’s redrawing of congressional districts violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Accepted Answer

Allen v. Milligan (2023)

Question 3

Which US politician founded both Fair Fight Action and New Georgia Project, organizations focused on addressing voter suppression and voter registration

Accepted Answer

Stacey Abrams

Question 4

This Union General arrived in Galveston, TX in 1865 to announce the emancipation of all enslaved people

Accepted Answer

Gordon Granger

Question 5

What was the last holiday to be recognized as a federal holiday before Juneteenth?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Question 6

How many patents were awarded to accomplished Black American engineer and inventor of the Super Soaker, Lonnie G. Johnson?

Accepted Answer

50

Question 7

Which of the following was among the first Black women to serve in the US military?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 8

n which 1986 SOCTUS decision did the Court find that a state denied an Black defendant equal protection when it put him on trial before a jury from which members of his race were purposefully excluded

Accepted Answer

Batson v. Kentucky

Question 9

When was Juneteenth first proposed as a federal holiday by legislation?

Accepted Answer

1996

Question 10

When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday?

Accepted Answer

2021

Question 11

Who is largely credited for rallying others behind a campaign to make Juneteenth a federal holiday?

Accepted Answer

Opal Lee

Question 12

Which two-time Olympic champion, called “the greatest winner in the history of women’s basketball” in 2017, created the Win with Justice project founded to advocate for criminal justice reform?

Accepted Answer

Maya Moore

DEIA PnP Juneteenth

2) In what SCOTUS opinion did the court find that Alabama’s redrawing of congressional districts violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

3) Which US politician founded both Fair Fight Action and New Georgia Project, organizations focused on addressing voter suppression and voter registration

4) This Union General arrived in Galveston, TX in 1865 to announce the emancipation of all enslaved people

5) What was the last holiday to be recognized as a federal holiday before Juneteenth?

6) How many patents were awarded to accomplished Black American engineer and inventor of the Super Soaker, Lonnie G. Johnson?

7) Which of the following was among the first Black women to serve in the US military?

8) n which 1986 SOCTUS decision did the Court find that a state denied an Black defendant equal protection when it put him on trial before a jury from which members of his race were purposefully excluded

9) When was Juneteenth first proposed as a federal holiday by legislation?

10) When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday?

11) Who is largely credited for rallying others behind a campaign to make Juneteenth a federal holiday?

12) Which two-time Olympic champion, called “the greatest winner in the history of women’s basketball” in 2017, created the Win with Justice project founded to advocate for criminal justice reform?