ME @ NN Juneteenth Celebration

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Across
  1. 4. Empire that emerged south of the kingdom of Ghana
  2. 8. Largest slave rebellion during colonial era in North America
  3. 9. Date that Juneteenth was recognized as a holiday by all 50 states
  4. 10. The only senior among Little Rock Nine to receive their diploma
  5. 13. First black person to be crowned Miss America
  6. 14. Large movement of Africans transported from Africa to the Americas
  7. 15. Movement to prohibit ownership of people in Southern states
  8. 16. Anti-slavery supporter who led a famous raid
  9. 17. Kingdom developed from strong trade routes and rich gold
  10. 18. Era where U.S. government attempted to integrate freed Black people into society
  11. 19. Network of safehouses allowing slaves to escape from the south to the north
Down
  1. 1. Empire that was rich in cattle and precious metals
  2. 2. Paramilitary group determined to reverse the reconstruction activities
  3. 3. Where enslaved black people first discovered they had been freed
  4. 5. Signed on January 1, 1863 by Lincoln
  5. 6. First black person to be named chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
  6. 7. People who developed Ge'ez (an indigenous written script)
  7. 11. Attack in 1923 on a predominantly black community in Florida
  8. 12. First African-American woman in space