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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Goree Island - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During a parade for the Martyrs of the Race Course, how many black schoolchildren led the procession?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 5,000.

2. At the time Smith wrote How the Word Is Passed, how long had Sue Johnson been organizing the Juneteenth event?
(a) Not quite 20 years.
(b) About 30 years.
(c) 33 years.
(d) 25 years.

3. When did the State of Louisiana transition from the electric chair to lethal injection?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1990.

4. How many Black soldiers fought on behalf of the Union?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 250,000.

5. When was the song Dixie written?
(a) 1820s.
(b) 1850s.
(c) 1830s.
(d) 1840s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Al Edwards Sr. when Smith was able to speak to him at a Juneteenth celebration in Galveston?

2. Where were the Sons of Confederates founded in Richmond?

3. How long did Historian Lucia Stanton work as a historian at Monticello?

4. When does myth say that Union general Gordon Granger stood on the balcony of Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas, and read the order that announced the end of slavery?

5. When was the transatlantic slave trade outlawed?

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