Juneteenth is celebrated to honor those enslaved folks who finally got word that the Civil War ended and that they were free. But then a whole new world still awaited them, and there is struggle today for equal rights and freedoms.
Here in Texas, in Fort Worth, Miss Opal Lee will not be walking as usual. She's having some health issues at age 98. She was a school teacher and is an activist known as the "grandmother" of Juneteenth in her fight to make it a federal holiday. A museum is being built in Fort Worth to showcase the history.
We actually met her once at the Jubilee Theater in the audience. A tiny woman with a strong presence.
Blessings to her.
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