When the national calendar left them out, Black communities built their own — days that named freedom, faith, and community. Read the clues, then crack all four locks by weighing the evidence.
Black communities created “freedom calendars” of observances the national calendar overlooked. In this breakout you’ll also practice a source skill: what makes a historical claim strong? Solve the locks from the evidence.
Tap each clue to read it. (You can reopen them anytime.)
Solve each lock using the clues above.
You distinguished the freedom days from the distractors and named what makes a claim strong — evidence over assertion.