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Walk for Freedom attendees celebrate Juneteenth while honoring Opal Lee, despite her absence
The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and the freedom of enslaved people in Texas. Lee, known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, cemented June 19's status as a national holiday in 2021 after years of advocacy, which included a 1,400-mile trek to Washington, D.C.
Take a look at the history of Juneteenth in Fort Worth, including the legacy of Opal Lee who campaigned for years to make it ...
The National Juneteenth Museum, a project years in the making, is set to rise on the site of the Southside Community Center.
Juneteenth was an informal holiday for decades, celebrated with parades, barbecues, and other gatherings. Fort Worth has a ...
In 1939 on the 19th of June, just days after she and her family had moved into a predominantly white neighbourhood in Fort Worth, Texas, their house was destroyed by a white mob. Opal was just 12. The ...
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Juneteenth 2025: Events, commemorations across North TexasSeveral events are being held across North Texas to commemorate the day slaves in Texas learned that they had been freed.
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