Before the United States ended slavery, free Black communities already had an emancipation to celebrate — one that came from across the ocean. Read the clues, then crack all four locks.
The First of August marked the end of slavery in the British West Indies in 1834. In many Black communities in the U.S. and Canada, it became a major celebration — and a way to press for freedom at home. 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 connected an emancipation across the ocean to freedom celebrations at home — grounded in evidence, not guesswork.