Free State of Jones Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The director of the film
  2. 6. The government that Knight and his group rise up against in Jones County
  3. 10. The year when Knight’s rebellion began in earnest
  4. 13. The county in Mississippi central to the story
  5. 14. Newton Knight’s occupation before becoming a Confederate deserter
  6. 15. Approximate worldwide box-office gross in millions
  7. 16. The side supported by Knight’s group after breaking from the Confederacy
Down
  1. 1. The film’s release year
  2. 3. The institution opposed by Knight and his followers
  3. 4. The surname of the film’s protagonist (played by Matthew McConaughey)
  4. 5. The name of the plantation owner’s law excusing large slaveholders from fighting (____-Negro Law)
  5. 7. The central ideal motivating Knight’s rebellion against the Confederacy
  6. 8. The state where the “Free State of Jones” takes place (abbr.)
  7. 9. The war during which the events of the movie occur
  8. 11. The formerly enslaved man who becomes a leader and ally to Newton Knight
  9. 12. The first name of the female character, a former slave, played by Gugu Mbatha‑Raw