Juneteenth

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Across
  1. 2. The Juneteenth ____ was created by Ben Haith
  2. 4. Color of soda (pop if you're from Chicago) popular in Juneteenth celebrations
  3. 5. Name of insurance company that made Juneteenth a paid holiday in 2021
  4. 6. First state to declare Juneteenth a state holiday
  5. 10. Juneteenth is celebrated in several cities with a ____
  6. 11. Number of months between the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth
  7. 13. Juneteenth is also known as America's Second _____ Day
  8. 14. City in Texas where 10 acres of land were purchased by a group of African American ministers and businessmen in 1872 to create Emancipation Park
  9. 15. General Gordan ____ took troops to deliver the order freeing the enslaved African Americans
Down
  1. 1. The number of the order that was delivered to Texas on June 19, 1865
  2. 3. Opal Lee became known as the ______ of Juneteenth because of her efforts to make it a national holiday
  3. 7. The symbol on the Juneteenth flag
  4. 8. Texas city where troops came to deliver the order freeing the enslaved African Americans
  5. 9. President who signed bill to make Juneteenth a national holiday in 2021
  6. 12. This president signed the Emancipation Proclamation