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In a first, ‘granddaughter of Juneteenth’ leads Opal’s freedom walk
What happens to a holiday when its most beloved champion cannot join the celebration? On Thursday, hundreds still showed up for Opal’s Walk for Freedom, a 2.5-mile trek to celebrate Juneteenth. Sims, who led the walk, called herself the “granddaughter of Juneteenth.”
Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more ...
Volunteers and leaders united in Nicholtown to build more than a home—this partnership is transforming lives and ...
This milestone was largely due to the efforts of Texas native Opal Lee, now known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” ...
There are a number of events to mark Juneteenth across North Texas, including Opal Lee's famed Walk For Freedom.
Opal Lee is now affectionately known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth. She led the campaign for the 19th June, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas were finally told that they were free, to ...
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