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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.
The National Juneteenth Museum, a project years in the making, is set to rise on the site of the Southside Community Center.
This week, the National Juneteenth Museum will host its inaugural Freedom Vibes festival to celebrate the freedom and ...
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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.
In her 90s, Opal Lee walked to Washington to demand that June 19, the day that marks the end of slavery, become a national holiday – for all to remember what freedom really means.
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed the last enslaved Black ...
One of America's newest federal holidays takes place Thursday, and government offices and some businesses will close their ...
Americans will celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free. Here’s ...
A recent addition to the list of national holidays, Juneteenth National Independence Day won’t stop the money from flowing.
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