Americans’ Familiarity with Juneteenth (2021)
graph by Katharina Buchholz/Statista; slow reveal by Sydney Payne
(Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)
Type of Graph: circle graph
Visualization Source: Buchholz, Katharina. “Americans’ Familiarity With Juneteenth Still Limited.” Statista: June 16, 2021.
Data Source: McCarthy, Justin. “Most Americans Know About the Juneteenth Holiday.” Gallup Center on Black Voices. June 15, 2021.
Potential Math Content: circle graph, percentages, data collection methodology, rounding
Potential Content Connections: race, Juneteenth, holidays, policy
Paired Texts/Media
- National Museum of African American History & Culture: Juneteenth
- National Museum of African American History & Culture: Juneteenth Digital Toolkit
- Juneteenth.com
- Taylor, Derrick Bryson. “What Is Juneteenth?” New York Times: June 9, 2023
- Schaeffer, Katherine. More than half of states will recognize Juneteenth as an official public holiday in 2023 Pew Research: June 9, 2023.
- Hall, Madelin C. Juneteenth Resources. Department of Social Studies & Ethnic Studies, Seattle Public Schools, 2023.
