Celebrating Juneteenth

4. Before Juneteenth became a national holiday, _______ celebrations were taking place across the country for decades.
5. Nearly 200,000 ______ soldiers fought in the American Civil War.
7. The _______ Amendment outlawed slavery.
9. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed ___ years into the Civil War.
10. The first ____ night services were held by African Americans on "Freedom's Eve,” which took place on Dec. 31, 1862.
11. The first slaves were freed upon executive order on _____ 1, 1863.
12. Who is widely regarded as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth?”
15. Which president signed the Emancipation Proclamation into law?
16. The American Civil War was waged between ______ and Confederate soldiers.
17. Juneteenth is observed to honor the date that all slaves — even those being held in ________ – learned they were free from slavery.

1. a special announcement
2. Which president made Juneteenth a federal holiday?
3. Celebrating Juneteenth each year preserves Black ________.
6. Before the Emancipation Proclamation was signed and enforced, American slaves were subject to ____ slavery.
8. The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the “______” states of the Confederacy.
13. Advocates for ________ demanded for the end of slavery in the United States.
14. Juneteenth is a celebration of _________.