In 2016, Lee began campaigning for Juneteenth to be recognized as a federal holiday. According to NBC DFW, the “little old lady in tennis shoes" began her journey on foot in her hometown of Fort ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Despite not being physically there, Opal Lee's presence was felt throughout the annual Walk For Freedom celebrating Juneteenth in Fort Worth. Hundreds of people took on Lee's ...

Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom The walk, which started in 2016, was held to lobby for having Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday.

Opal Lee, the 95-year-old woman credited as an integral part of helping get Juneteenth honored as a national holiday, is a force to be reckoned with, as CNN's Don Lemon learned when he tried to ...

Older generations walk in Fort Worth to preserve Juneteenth history: ‘Don't let it die' After a recent hospitalization, Opal Lee missed the walk and passed the torch to her granddaughter Dione Sims.

Juneteenth’s origins and this year’s celebrations The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the ...

Lee, now 98, became known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” for her famous trek from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to ultimately deliver 1.5 million signatures to Congress ...

Dr. Opal Lee, known as the “ Grandmother of Juneteenth,” sat down with NBC 5 to discuss how she feels about the administration’s recent move.

This event occurred two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Juneteenth was officially declared a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. Who is Opal Lee?

Opal Lee’s Walk for Freedom The walk, which started in 2016, was held to lobby for having Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday.