Education Matters celebrates Juneteenth

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  1. 1. Date of Juneteenth celebration
  2. 5. Last state to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday
  3. 6. War that prompted the end of slavery in the U.S.
  4. 8. Commonly known as Freedom Day
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  1. 2. First state to celebrate Juneteenth as official holiday
  2. 3. How many millions of enslaved people were there in the U.S. in 1960?
  3. 4. Last name of US president who signed law for Juneteenth as a federal holiday
  4. 5. Juneteenth celebrates freedom from what?
  5. 7. Symbol on the Juneteenth flag