Juneteenth

1. ________ Park in Houston, Texas was bought specifically to celebrate Juneteenth.
4. the Juneteenth ______ was created in 1997.
5. Early celebrations consisted of baseball, fishing, and ______.
7. The slaves were emancipated by President ________.
8. Creator of the Juneteenth Flag, also known as "Boston Ben".
9. Juneteenth is oldest nationally-celebrated commemoration of the ending of ______.
11. The Union General that announced the news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved African Americans were now free.
15. The first official celebrations took place in ________.
16. In this state, the holiday is celebrated on the 3rd Friday of June.
18. The period after Juneteenth is known as the _______.
19. The original name for the holiday.

2. The Emancipation ___________ declared "that all persons held as slaves are, and henceforward shall be free."
3. It is the first holiday to become a federal holiday since _________.
6. The 13th admendment officially abolished slavery on _______ 6th, 1865.
10. It took ________ before Union troops arrived in Galveston, TX with new of freedom.
12. It first became a _____ holiday in Texas in 1980.
13. _____ food and drinks are consumed to represent resilience and joy.
14. Emancipation Park was purchased by former slaves, Richard Allen, Richard Brock, _________, and Elias Dibble for $800 in 1872.
17. Red, white, and ____ make up the colors of the Juneteenth Flag.
20. The ____ on the flag is to symbolize the new horizon of opportunity.