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Ms. Opal Lee, often called the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” spent decades advocating for national recognition of the holiday—and in 2021, her dream became law. After years of walking both streets and ...

The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into ...

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The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and ...

We revisit host Peter O’Dowd’s 2022 conversation with Opal Lee, the woman who spent decades walking and advocating for Juneteenth to be recognized as a national holiday.

What happens to a holiday when its most beloved champion cannot join the celebration? On Thursday, hundreds still showed up ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee, considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," was recently hospitalized, but her family says she is doing well. "She is doing well and in good spirits," Lee's ...

Opal Lee said what she and others have done is for the benefit of everyone, and she wants to keep it that way. “Everybody needs to be able to celebrate accomplishments,” Lee said.

Opal Lee, the woman who crusaded to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday, has an Indiana connection about which she wants more information. Skip to main content. 24/7 ...

Opal Lee championed Juneteenth holiday: At 95, she's still got work to do. National Juneteenth Museum in the works. A retired teacher, Lee was born Oct. 7, 1926, in Marshall, Texas.