Juneteenth Word Search
Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, the day Union troops brought news of emancipation to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. It became a federal holiday in 2021.
Juneteenth word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- family
- flag
- freedom
- history
- june
- liberty
- music
- parade
- picnic
- texas
Juneteenth word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- cookout
- emancipation
- family
- flag
- freedom
- galveston
- heritage
- history
- jubilee
- june
- liberty
- music
- parade
- picnic
- texas
Juneteenth word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- ancestor
- barbecue
- community
- cookout
- emancipation
- family
- flag
- freedom
- galveston
- heritage
- history
- jubilee
- june
- liberty
- music
- parade
- picnic
- red drink
- spiritual
- texas
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Words in the Juneteenth word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- freedom
- Release from slavery, the heart of the holiday.
- june
- The month of the holiday, on the nineteenth.
- texas
- The state where the 1865 announcement was made.
- parade
- A public march with music and marching groups.
- flag
- The Juneteenth flag uses a star, a burst and an arc.
- picnic
- An outdoor meal shared by families and neighbors.
- history
- The record of past events the day remembers.
- music
- Songs and playing that fill Juneteenth gatherings.
- family
- Relatives who come together for the celebration.
- liberty
- Freedom from unjust control or ownership.
- galveston
- The Texas city where the news arrived in 1865.
- cookout
- A gathering where food is grilled outdoors.
- jubilee
- A joyful celebration of a long awaited event.
- heritage
- Traditions and history passed down in a community.
- emancipation
- The act of setting people free from slavery.
- spiritual
- A religious folk song from the African American tradition.
- barbecue
- Meat cooked slowly over fire, common at gatherings.
- community
- Neighbors and families sharing the day together.
- ancestor
- A relative from an earlier generation.
- red drink
- Red beverages are a longstanding Juneteenth custom.
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