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- 5. An ongoing pursuit central to many civil rights efforts after emancipation
- 6. Cultural traditions, stories and values passed from one generation to the next
- 8. Presidential declaration issued in 1863 that declared enslaved people in Confederate states free
- 9. Annual observance marking the day enslaved people in Texas learnt they were free
- 10. Union general whose announcement transformed June 19 into
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- 1. Traditional term often used to describe freedom celebrations after emancipation
- 2. Era following the Civil War focused on rebuilding the nation and integrating formerly enslaved people into society
- 3. Gulf Coast city where a union General delivered historic orders in June 1865
- 4. The strength demonstrated by generations who persevered despite oppression and injustice
- 7. The legal process that ended slavery for millions of African Americans